WILD FUTURES - Carnabys Cockatoo

Carnaby's Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is a cockatoo endemic to south-western Australia. Also known as the Large Black Cockatoo, or simply Carnaby's Cockatoo, the adult male has a pink coloured ring around the eye, and off-white cheek patches, while the female has a dark eye-ring and bright white cheek patches.  Their distinctive calls are often heard around Perth and the Swan Coastal Plain.

Unlike its famous cockatoo cousins, the Carnaby's cockatoo is diminishing in numbers and needs our help!  Although these birds may appear common, clearing of native vegetation and clashes with urban development have placed these iconic birds in serious trouble and they may disappear from our skies in less than a decade.

Through the Wild Futures program, Conservation Volunteers is working with the Kaarakin Sanctuary in Perth and the Black-cockatoo Preservation Society to rehabilitate injured Carnaby’s cockatoo, establish foraging grounds and reinstate vital food plants.

You can volunteer to help the Carnaby’s cockatoo in Western Australia or donate to our Wild Futures program to ensure that these birds have a Wild Future.

Wild Futures 2012 Calendars NOW AVAILABLE!

Our work to help save the Carnaby's Cockatoo is supported by the following organisations and individuals:

Black Cockatoo Preservation Society Australia Inc.