Carnaby Black Cockatoo

Image source Shire of Dardanup

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2019

Location: Russel Road, Shire of Dardanup

Provenance: Shire of Dardanup

Description: Carnaby's black cockatoo, also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black bird with a white facial patch on each ‘cheek’, and a fan of white feathers under the tail. They are only found in Western Australia from Kalbarri to Cape Arid. This species is classified as Endangered, due mostly to the loss and fragmentation of their preferred habitat, which is heathland plants like banksia and hakea flowers, and fruit and nuts from larger eucalypt trees.