A unique orange red-tailed black cockatoo has been spotted in Southern Western Australia, drawing attention due to its rare leucistic condition, which affects pigmentation in feathers. This female bird, photographed by local photographer Julie Guglielmana, represents a genetic anomaly that occurs in roughly one in every 30,000 birds. Tegan Douglas from BirdLife Australia explained that the bird's unusual coloring results from a genetic mutation causing a disruption in normal feather pigmentation. Reports suggest this may be the same bird seen in the Bunbury area over the past decade, where food scarcity and competition from invasive corellas have posed challenges for the local black cockatoo population. Douglas emphasized the importance of these sightings in reshaping perceptions of local bird life, noting that this cockatoo has likely spent most of its life in the Bunbury area, highlighting the connection between residents and their native wildlife.