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The Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, is a large cockatoo native to Australia, being more common in the drier parts. Usually found in eucalypt woodlands, or along water courses, these seed-eating cockatoos are commonly seen in large flocks in the north of the country. Populations of the south-east region of Australia are threatened by clearing of native habitat.
Major Mitchell's Cockatoo is the only species of its own subgenus Lophocroa. It is a medium-sized cockatoo restricted to arid and semi-arid inland areas of Australia. With its soft-textured white and salmon-pink plumage and large, bright red and yellow crest, it is generally recognised as the most beautiful of all cockatoos.
The Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea, is a white cockatoo native to Australia; it is sometimes called the bare eyed cockatoo. The Little Corella grows to 36 to 39 cm in length and congregates in flocks of up to several thousand birds, which often include many Galahs.
The Rainbow lorikeet is a bird common to the eastern seaboard of Australia, ranging from Queensland though to South Australia. Rainbow lorikeets have strikingly bright colours, with a red beak and eyes, blue head, a light green stripe at the rear of the head, a crimson stomach and a green and blue body.
The Scaly-Breasted has yellow breast feathers broadly edged with green that look like scales. Other names this bird is known by include the Green lorikeet, green and yellow lorikeet, green keet, green parrot, green leek, greenie, and green leaf. It is often simply referred to as a "Scaly".
The Bourke's Parrot (Neopsephotus bourkii) is a grass parrot approximately 19 cm long and weighing around 35 grams.
Wildtype (natural coloured) Bourke's Parakeet display a basically brown overall colouration with pink abdomen, pinkish breast & a blue rump. The legs are dark-brown, with zygodactyl toes. The bill is yellowish-brown. Adult males have blue brows while adult hens have white brows.
This bird is named after General Sir Richard Bourke, Governor of New South Wales from 1831 to 1837.