Red Tailed Black Cockatoos?

[Karigan]

When I was little, I fell in love with this bird on tv. I have no time for one now, but I'm always planning the "someday" parrot.

Does anyone have experience with these birds? What are the prices and how are they compared with other Toos?

I've done research, but there's not much on these guys as pets.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

I want a red tailed black cockatoo one day, such gorgeous and amazing birds.

 

[MonicaMc]

They are not common in North America... I think in the United States, you are looking at $14k and up for a single bird... and that is if you are lucky enough to get your hands on one! In Canada, I have no clue....

I have heard that they are amazing birds, more independent than their white cousins (i.e. less behavioral problems) and typically not well known for their screaming! If you want to learn about them, it would be best to join an Australian Cockatoo forum! Although I do know of some red tail owners who have joined American based forums.

I've seen some in person (couple of pairs in New Zealand), but have not physically interacted with them!


You may have a better chance at finding black palm cockatoos, although these birds also tend to be pretty pricey!

 

[Oedipussrex]

Im not actually sure about where you are, and how much breeding stock other continents have. But you can no longer have them in captivity without a specialists licence in Australia and they are quite expensive... I have only ever seen yellow tails kept as pets. all the red tails i have ever seen were either wild or in a zoo/sanctuary situation because they are highly protected here now.

 

[Thingamagigs]

I think you need a licence for any of the black cockatoos here now Oedipussrex Which is a good thing.

I have lived around both yellow and red... they are MAGNIFICENT. When I own acreage one day I WILL have one. They are about $1000 - $5000 to buy here in Aus. Well worth it though.

They are LOUD! Forget about ALL other cockatoo species, these things have a set of lungs that will knock your socks off... however they very infrequently call, they are more like galahs in that respect. They hang out in very small family groups and seem to have down to the minute timing on their flight schedule for the day LOL
So good in fact I know at about 4:50pm I will hear them flying overhead... and believe me, regardless of the fact there is only a group of two to seven at any one time you WILL hear them But they make this fabulous drawn out powerful cry that lifts my heart everytime I hear it. I wouldn't want to be in a room with one making that noise but hearing it from a few hundred meters - a couple of kms away is beautiful

But there is not a bird like them... huge gentle giants. They are more commonly kept than you think Oedipussrex

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFniC376EIk]Red Tailed Black Cockatoo (Gunnedah Bird Show 2008 NSW Austr - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp4E-w_dAa8]Red-tailed Black Cockatoo - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4GeSA0LPV4]Red tailed black cockatoo - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeSHDhPzs_8]Red tailed black cockatoo putting on a harness - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpft7V94VwM]Bubby The Black Cockatoo Flying - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo-lfImC1LQ]Puppy, my black cockatoo flying - YouTube[/ame]

Bubby used to have heaps of video's on youtube but I cant find them now! I guess he cancelled his account. Such a shame! The guy ADORES him... takes him free flying every day and despite the fact that bubby has chewed on all their possessions (the car included!), he is treated as part of the family and very much loved. They are a much more "reserved" bird than most other cockatoo species, having a quiet dignity about them which is not typical of the Aussie cockatoos (who are usually pretty energetic and obnoxious ). I think their quiet reserved nature comes from the fact they are not a ground dwelling cockatoo like the others, they spend most of their time high in trees and flying high overhead. Parents often take young birds closer to the ground though and where I used to live a pair often brought their youngsters to our backyard to snack as a stop over on the way to their main foraging sites. It was only a matter of minutes once or twice a week while the babies were being weaned... but I loved every minute of it

I haven't owned one... but dream of owning one

 

[Pedro]

When I was little, I fell in love with this bird on tv. I have no time for one now, but I'm always planning the "someday" parrot.

Does anyone have experience with these birds? What are the prices and how are they compared with other Toos?

I've done research, but there's not much on these guys as pets.

I have first hand experience from incubation eggs, hand-rearing chicks from hatch to owning 1 for 4 years. They are beautiful birds, not very quiet at all. They can be needy if human imprinted. I would never own another RTB unless i had a huge flight aviary. My bird now lives in a Bird Park & i believe he is much happier.

A few pics of some of the chicks i have reared. Wasn't lucky enough to get any babies this year.

 

[NoorCages]

I want a red tailed black cockatoo one day, such gorgeous and amazing birds.

@Copperarabian its my wish to, A day come when i will able to buy a pair. , Here in Pakistan a person is selling a pair in $40000....

 

[NoorCages]

When I was little, I fell in love with this bird on tv. I have no time for one now, but I'm always planning the "someday" parrot.

Does anyone have experience with these birds? What are the prices and how are they compared with other Toos?

I've done research, but there's not much on these guys as pets.

I have first hand experience from incubation eggs, hand-rearing chicks from hatch to owning 1 for 4 years. They are beautiful birds, not very quiet at all. They can be needy if human imprinted. I would never own another RTB unless i had a huge flight aviary. My bird now lives in a Bird Park & i believe he is much happier.

A few pics of some of the chicks i have reared. Wasn't lucky enough to get any babies this year.

gorgeous............. thanks for sharing such a nice pics

 

[faeryphoebe1]

Thank you for sharing those wonderful pics. What cute babies!

 

[Pinkbirdy]

Fantastic thanks for sharing these videos .Being able to see their mannerisms helps imagine what they might be like.

 

[LoveMyParrots]

The photos is amazing! I really want a red tailed black cockatoo, especially that I'm in Australia, so I lucky that I can easily find one and will not break my bank. But the reason I'm not getting one (at lease within the next few years) is I think they are too loud for my house. My neighbours will probably be pulling their hairs out if I have one!