![]() ![]() Educating local people to understand the uniqueness of these birds, and encouraging participation in actions to save themĬurrent and past collaborators include: the Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesian Parrot Project, Konservasi Kakatua Indonesia, Natural Encounters Conservation Fund, Paradise Park, Disney Worldwide Conservation Foundation, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation.Provision of artificial nests to increase overall availability Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos naturally feed on the seeds of banksias, hakeas and casuarinas, as well as the insect larvae that bore into the branches of.Where needed, supplemental feeding and medical care of chicks in wild nests.Aiding the species' reproduction through the introduction of nest predator deterrents to avoid nest losses.Researching causes of poor reproductive success.Examining the existing threats to nesting cockatoos and potential solutions.Assessing the current number of birds in the wild.Initial results of this survey indicated that the species is in much greater peril than previously thought. Recent efforts focused on a one-year collaboration in 2011/12 with the Indonesian Parrot Project (IPP) and Konservasi Kakatua Indonesia (KKI), to assess the current population status of the cockatoo on the islands of Sumba, Pasoro, Komodo, Rinca, Nusa Kode, Gili Motang, and Masakambing. ![]() Long identifed by the World Parrot Trust as a species of concern, early efforts focused on gaining international protection by encouraging CITES parties to list the bird as an Appendix I species. Unpredictable weather, leading to low breeding in either too high or too low rainfall years.Competition from other birds for nest sites in large trees.Overharvesting of trees and conversion of primary forest for agricultural use reducing food and nest availability.Unsustainable exploitation for the wild bird trade.The total population of all subspecies is likely fewer than 1,000 birds. The subspecies parvula is a bit more robust. Three subspecies, sulphurea, abbotti, and citrinocristata, are the most imperiled. To small remnant populations of only a few hundred birds scattered throughout Indonesia. The nominate race and all related subspecies have been reduced Now it is confined to a few islands: in the past 40 years it has suffered massive population declines estimated at more than 80%, leading to a classification by IUCN as critically endangered. Silhouette of a yellow tailed black cockatoo. The Yellow-crested Cockatoo was formerly common throughout Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi and other islands and the Masalembu Islands in Indonesia. The Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoo is one of five species of Black-Cockatoo in Australia. A Bird that looks a lot like a parrot but larger, the Cockatoo has a prominent crest atop white, grey, or black feathers burnished with hints of red and yellow. A male yellow tailed black cockatoo enjoying a pine cone in the neighbours’ yard. citrinocristata: Restricted to Sumba in Lesser Sunda Islands abbotti: Restricted to Masakambing Island, in Java SeaĬ.s. parvula: Across Nusa Tenggara, with largest population on Komodo/Rinca Islands also Timor LesteĬ.s. Wild population: Fewer than 1,000 individuals.Ĭ.s. Yellow-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) ![]()
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