Brief introduction:

• Zanda latirosis
• Short-billed black cockatoo
• Found in the semi-arid woodlands and shrublands of South West WA (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017).
• distinguished from Baudin’s White Tailed Black Cockatoo by their shorter beak, larger body size and call (Forshaw 2006)

Behavior:

• an active species that enjoys foraging and chewing particularly dense vegetation and is able to fly long distances in either pairs of flocks.

The situation of the wild population:

• listed as endangered by IUCN with an estimated 20,000-52,000 individuals (BirdLife International 2021)
• Listed as endangered by the WA government (Department of the Environment 2022)
• Habitat loss, competition and illegal shooting are the largest influences
• management efforts
  • Recovery plan aims to identify, protect and manage habitat, monitor population parameters, implement strategies to reduce factors affecting survival, promote  community awareness
• CITES II

Recent studies:

• Recent interesting scientific studies on them

Carnaby’s White-Tailed Black Cockatoo (Zanda latirosis) is found in south eastern Western Australia’s semi-arid scrublands and woodlands (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017). Also known as the Short-billed black cockatoo, this feature is one of the distinguishing characteristics between Baudin’s White Tailed Black Cockatoo, they also have a different call and are slightly larger in size. (Forshaw 2006).

The Cockatoo is recognised as Endangered by both the IUCN and WA government (BirdLife International 2021, Department of the Environment 2022). Birdlife International (2021) estimate the wild population to lie between 20,000 and 52,000 individuals. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (2017) outlines the threats the species encounter, including habitat loss, nest competition with feral honeybees and illegal shooting. A recovery plan aims to identify, protect and manage habitat, monitor population parameters, implement strategies to reduce factors affecting survival, and promote community awareness (Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions 2017).

Department of the Environment (2022). Zanda latirostris 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=59523

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. (2017). Fauna Profile – Carnaby’s cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris.

Retrieved from: http://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/

Click to access carnabys_cockatoo_fauna_profile.pdf

BirdLife International (2021) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22684733/212974328 (Accessed: December 9, 2022).

Forshaw, J.M. (2006) Parrots of the world: An identification guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press.