The Great Cocky Count is an annual, community-based survey where volunteers count black cockatoos at night-time roost sites across the south-west of the state on a single night in April. You can also assist with roost counts and surveys by joining in with the Great Cocky Count. If you see black cockatoos frequently visiting your area and you are interested in recording them regularly, you can use the black cockatoo monitoring form 227.07 KB. If you think you have seen a black cockatoo, fill out a report form (full or simple version) and send it to the Parks and Wildlife Species and Communities Branch at This email address is being protected from spambots. If you suspect black cockatoos are being harmed or captured, or find an injured or dead cockatoo, call the 24-hour Wildcare Helpline on (08) 9474 9055. Nationally they have the same listing categories (Endangered for Carnaby’s cockatoo and Baudin’s cockatoo, and Vulnerable for forest red-tailed black cockatoo) under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. In Western Australia, Carnaby’s cockatoo and Baudin’s cockatoo are listed as Endangered fauna, and the forest red-tailed black cockatoo is listed as Vulnerable fauna under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.
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Refer to NatureMap for information regarding the distributions of these species and download the following information sheets for further details about identification, habitat, biology and behaviour and management: samueli is found in the Pilbara, Midwest and Wheatbelt. macrorhynchus is found in the Kimberley, and C. The two other subspecies of red-tailed black cockatoos in WA are not threatened: C.
Baudin’s cockatoo Calyptorhynchus baudinii is the other white-tailed black cockatoo found in south-west WA.
Carnaby’s cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris is one of two species of white-tailed black cockatoo found in south-west WA.There are three threatened species of black cockatoo that are found in Western Australia:
Details Published: 09 June 2014 Carnaby's cockatoos in the Perthīlack cockatoos, belonging to the Calyptorhynchus genus, are large, black-feathered cockatoos that have loud, distinctive calls and are most often observed flying and feeding in small to large flocks.