Southwest Black-Cockatoo Recovery Program

Southwestern Australia is home to three black-cockatoo species – Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo, Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, and the southwestern subspecies, the Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo. All three of these iconic Western Australian birds are currently listed as threatened under both state and federal legislation.

BirdLife Australia has been working on black-cockatoo recovery actions since 2001, initially focussing on Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, but now including all three black-cockatoo species found in southwestern Australia. BirdLife Western Australia is working with local communities, landholders and land managers to secure the protection and conservation of the three black-cockatoos throughout southwestern Australia, to protect these birds and their critical habitat. These cockatoos are widespread and their range covers many different land tenures and vegetation types. With support from Lotterywest, the World Wildlife Fund, Natural Resource Management groups, and the Department of Parks and Wildlife we work to implement recovery actions and secure a future for these iconic species.