Brief introduction:

• Zanda baudini
• long-billed black cockatoo
• Found in the dense forests of South West WA (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017)
• distinguished from Carnaby’s White Tailed Black Cockatoo by their longer beak, smaller body size and call (Forshaw 2006).

Behaviour:

• The large of the two White-tailed Black Cockatoo species thoroughly enjoy using their long bill to dismantle even the hardest of timber and nuts. Having a longer slender beak they are able to reach deep inside native eucalyptus nuts and are able to investigate for seeds and grubs where many species of parrots are not able to access.

The situation of the wild population:

• Listed as Critically Endangered under IUCN with an estimate of 2500-4000 individuals (BirdLife International 2021)
• Listed as Endangered by the WA government (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017)
• management efforts
  • Recovery plan aims to eliminate illegal shooting, identify and manage important sites for the species, monitor demographic, identify factors affecting breeding, determine and implement ways to eliminate pests (feral honeybees), minimize habitat loss and promote community awareness. (Department of the Environment 2022)

• CITES II

Recent studies:

• Recent interesting scientific studies on them

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (2017). Fauna Profile – Baudin’s cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii.
Retrieved from: http://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/

Click to access baudins_cockatoo_fauna_profile.pdf

Department of the Environment (2022). Zanda baudinii in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra.
Available from: https://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Fri, 9 Dec 2022

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=769

BirdLife International (2021) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22684727/210840935 (Accessed: December 9, 2022).

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22684727/210840935
Forshaw, J.M. (2006) Parrots of the world: An identification guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Baudin’s White Tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda baudini), also known as the Long Billed Black Cockatoo, is found in the dense forests of South West Western Australia (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017). They are very similar to Carnaby’s White Tailed Black Cockatoos. A few distinguishing features are the Baudin’s longer beak, unique call and slightly smaller size (Forshaw 2006).

With only 2500-4000 estimated individuals, the species is recognised as Endangered in WA and Critically endangered on the IUCN red list (BirdLife International 2021, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017). Threats to the species include competition of nest hollows with feral Honeybees, habitat loss from logging and agriculture, and illegal shooting. The Department of the Environment (2022) states the recovery plan aims to eliminate illegal shooting and pests, identify and manage critical sites, and minimize further habitat loss.