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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo vs Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Zanda funerea versus Calyptorhynchus banksii

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Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Zanda funerea) Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
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The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo and the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo are best distinguished by their tail colors: yellow panels on the tail of the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo and red panels on the tail of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Both species are large, black cockatoos with similar body shapes, but their tail coloration is a reliable field mark.

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Plumage

The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo has yellow panels on its tail, while the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo has red panels. Both species have predominantly black plumage.

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The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo and the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo are best distinguished by their tail colors: yellow panels on the tail of the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo and red panels on the tail of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. Both species are large, black cockatoos with similar body shapes, but their tail coloration is a reliable field mark.

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  • Look for red panels on the tail for Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo.

The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo has yellow panels on its tail, while the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo has red panels. Both species have predominantly black plumage.

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