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Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris

IUCN Red List Criteria

Critically Endangered  
Endangered A2bcde+3bcde+4bcde 
Vulnerable A2bcde+3bcde+4bcde 

IUCN Red List history

Year Category
2012 Endangered
2008 Endangered
2006 Endangered
2004 Endangered
2000 Endangered
1996 Vulnerable
1994 Vulnerable
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status nomadic Forest dependency Medium
Land mass type Australia
 Average mass 612 g

Distribution

  Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) 32,100 medium
Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) 216,000 medium
Number of locations 11-100 -
Fragmentation -

Population & trend

  Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
No. of mature individuals medium Estimated 2007
Population trend Decreasing good -
Number of subpopulations 4 - - -
Largest subpopulation 1001-10000 - - -
Generation length (yrs) 14.3 - - -
Population justification: The total population is estimated to number c.40,000 individuals.
Trend justification: Direct counts, numbers of breeding females, a decrease in the area of occupancy and decline in the quality of habitat indicate that this species's abundance has at least halved over the last three generations, and that this decline is likely to continue (Garnett and Crowley 2000).

Country/Territory distribution

Country/Territory Occurrence status Extinct Breeding Non-breeding Passage
Australia Native No      

Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria

Country/Territory IBA Name IBA link
Australia Araluen-Wungong site factsheet
Australia Bindoon-Julimar site factsheet
Australia Calingiri site factsheet
Australia Cataby site factsheet
Australia Coomallo site factsheet
Australia Dragon Rocks site factsheet
Australia Dunn Rock and Lake King site factsheet
Australia East Borden site factsheet
Australia Fitzgerald River site factsheet
Australia Gidgegannup site factsheet
Australia Gillingarra site factsheet
Australia Jalbarragup site factsheet
Australia Koobabbie site factsheet
Australia Kwobrup-Badgebup site factsheet
Australia Lake Magenta site factsheet
Australia Moora site factsheet
Australia Mundaring-Kalamunda site factsheet
Australia North Dandalup site factsheet
Australia Northern Swan Coastal Plain site factsheet
Australia Stirling Range site factsheet
Australia The Lakes (Western Australia) site factsheet
Australia Two Peoples Bay and Mount Manypeaks site factsheet
Australia Walebing site factsheet

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Temperate major resident
Shrubland Temperate major resident
Altitude 0 - 0 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Threats & impact

Threat (level 1) Threat (level 2) Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & Aquaculture Annual & perennial non-timber crops / Agro-industry farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Decline Medium Impact:
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Agriculture & Aquaculture Livestock farming & ranching / Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Decline Medium Impact:
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Transportation & service corridors Roads & railroads Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Species mortality
Biological resource use Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources / Persecution/control Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Negligible declines Low Impact: 4
Stresses
Species mortality
Biological resource use Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals / Intentional use (species is the target) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion, Reduced reproductive success, Species mortality
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases Problematic native species/diseases Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 5
Stresses
Competition, Reduced reproductive success
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Decline Medium Impact:
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Decline Medium Impact:
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Minority (<50%) Slow, Significant Decline Low Impact: 3
Stresses
Competition
Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases / Unspecified plants Timing Scope Severity Impact
Ongoing Majority (50-90%) Slow, Significant Decline Medium Impact:
Stresses
Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Climate change & severe weather Habitat shifting & alteration Timing Scope Severity Impact
Future Whole (>90%) Unknown Unknown
Stresses
Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Utilisation

Purpose Primary form used Life stage used Source Scale Level Timing
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild Subsistence, National Non-trivial Recent
Pets Whole Adults and juveniles Wild International Non-trivial Recent

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Calyptorhynchus latirostris. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 21/05/2013.

This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.

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Key facts
Current IUCN Red List category Endangered
Family Psittacidae (Parrots)
Species name author Carnaby, 1948
Population size mature individuals
Population trend Decreasing
Distribution size (breeding/resident) 32,100 km2
Country endemic? Yes
Links to further information
- Summary information on this species