Clancy is Alexandra Park Zoo’s resident north-western red-tailed black cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, who loves to dance in the rain and chew on gum nuts.
After 17 years, Clancy’s owner was no longer able to keep him and he is now cared for at the zoo where he will live out the rest of his days.
You will often see the friendly bird snacking on his favourite Casuarina seeds and grevilia flowers and enjoying the fresh vegetation supplied by his keepers and greeting visitors.
Clancy shares his exhibit with a female cockatoo named Sunny.
Did you know?
Red-tailed black cockatoos can live for up to 50 years in captivity?
More on the home of the red-tailed black cockatoo, Alexandra Park Zoo
Alexandra Park Zoo was established in 1911 and is one of Queensland’s oldest continuously running zoological facilities.
It is fully accredited with the Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA) providing positive welfare conditions and operating to high standards.
Find out more about Clancy and the rest of the zoo animals here.
