Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Calyptorhynchus banksii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo in Kakadu National Park?

About 50% of visitor-days record a Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 677 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo in Kakadu National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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