Range extension for Western Red-tailed Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus escondidus in mid-west Western Australia
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Before European settlement, the Western Red-tailed Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus escondidus had a distribution confined to the Pilbara, Murchison, and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. Since then, the species has expanded its range into parts of the northern and central wheatbelt of Western Australia. This paper describes a further expansion of the species’ range into a near-coastal, central wheatbelt area, and the first known breeding record in this area, representing a 72-km expansion of the known breeding range. Possible reasons for this expansion in range are discussed.
Source: Australian Zoologist
DOI: 10.1071/az26002
Authors: Rick Dawson, Peter R. Mawson, Geoffrey Pickup, Brooke S. Richards, Denis A. Saunders
Language: English
Topic: Avian ecology and behavior
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7146976571