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Carnaby's black-cockatoos are found exclusively in southwest Western Australia, ranging from the Murchison River to Esperance and inland to Coorow and Lake Cronin. During nesting season, they live in eucalypt woodlands and feed on seeds from various plants like banksia and hakea. When not nesting, they reside in banksia woodlands, coastal scrub and introduced pine trees, feeding in groups up to 5,000 individuals. Carnaby's cockatoos breed between 4-34 years old, nesting in tree hollows where they lay 1-2 eggs from July to December, with typically one chick fledging per pair.

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Black Cock

Carnaby's black-cockatoos are found exclusively in southwest Western Australia, ranging from the Murchison River to Esperance and inland to Coorow and Lake Cronin. During nesting season, they live in eucalypt woodlands and feed on seeds from various plants like banksia and hakea. When not nesting, they reside in banksia woodlands, coastal scrub and introduced pine trees, feeding in groups up to 5,000 individuals. Carnaby's cockatoos breed between 4-34 years old, nesting in tree hollows where they lay 1-2 eggs from July to December, with typically one chick fledging per pair.

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Discuss the Carnaby's life style. Where does it live, food source, breeding habits etc.

Carnaby’s black-cockatoos are only found in Western Australia. Carnaby’s black-cockatoos are found
in southwest Australia anywhere from the Murchison River across to Esperance and inland to
Coorow and Lake Cronin

carnabys_cockatoo_fauna_profile.pdf (dpaw.wa.gov.au)

In the Wheatbelt during the nesting season Carnaby’s black-cockatoos are found in eucalypt
woodlands, predominately salmon gum or white gum (wandoo). They feed in heathland called
Kwongan heath, on different types of banksia, grevillea, hakea and dryandra species. They also feed
on seeds of eucalyptus species. They have adapted and will also eat introduced species such as wild
radish and pines.

During the non-nesting season Carnaby’s black-cockatoos predominantly occur in banksia


woodlands, coastal and near-coastal scrub and forests and introduced pine trees of the coastal
regions.

Carnaby’s cockatoos - the oldest known adult in the wild surviving approximately 34 years.

They live in small to large flocks (up to 5,000 individuals) in the winter, non-breeding season.

Baudin’s and Carnaby’s cockatoos have been observed within the same flock during non-breeding
times..
During the breeding and nesting season the large flocks split into pairs and family groups. Family
groups are made up of a female, male and juvenile and occasionally also an immature from a
previous breeding season. Pairs begin breeding from four years of age, and nest in hollows of large,
old (c. 120-130 years) Eucalyptus species, particularly Salmon Gum Eucalyptus salmonophloia and
Wandoo Eucalyptus wandoo. One to two eggs are laid between early July and December, but usually
only one chick is raised to fledging. Both the female and male in a pair are involved in selecting the
nest hollow but only the female prepares the hollow and incubates and broods.

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