Elanora Heights Primary School has researched

Endangered Australian Wildlife

as part of an Endangered Animals of the World project
organised by Cannelton Elementary School in Indiana, USA
and Primary School De Wadden of Haarlem, Netherlands.

S.E. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Drawn by Corie 5G

Common Name : S.E. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Scientific Name : Calyptorhynchus banksii graptogyne

Habitat :
Tall, open eucalypt woodland along watercourses in south-eastern South Australia and south-western Victoria

Diet :
Eats the fruit of the Brown Stingybark and Boloke trees, seeds and the lavae of wood-boring insects.

Size :
It reaches over 500mm in length.

Danger :

Clearing of the food trees has been the main reason why there are now fewer than 100 birds thought to exist in the wild.

Researched by :

Corie 5G

Reference:

CD called "Wildinfo Australia"
Windows Version
Australian Endangered, Vulnerable and Extinct Fauna.
Designed and produced by "Good Thinking" (Australia) Pty Ltd
Distributer :
DATAWORKS
81 Eildon Parade,
Rowville, Victoria, 3178, Australia

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Elanora Heights Primary School has researched

Endangered Australian Wildlife

S.E. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Drawn by Corie 5G

Danger :

Researched by :

Reference:

This page has been visited times since 23rd Oct, 1997. Computer Co-ordinator : Judith Bennett : This page was last modified 5th Nov, 1997

S.E. Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
Drawn by Corie 5G

This page has been visited times since 23rd Oct, 1997.
Computer Co-ordinator : Judith Bennett : This page was last modified 5th Nov, 1997