2013 Birds of Australia - Red-Tailed Cockatoo 1/2oz Silver Proof

 

This is the first in a 5-coin Birds of Australia series and depicts a full colour Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoo.

The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a raucous noisy black parrot found throughout Australia where it lives in a variety of habitats – temperate forests woodland and dense tropical rainforest.

Large flocks are often observed in the morning or just before dusk. Females have a banded orange/red tail while the striking red panels on the male’s tail gives this species its name.

The coin is housed encapsulated in a black hinged-lid presentation case accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity and protected by a colourful cardboard shipper.