The Glossy Black Conservancy is collaborating with Birdlife Australia and is hosting the second annual Great Glossy Count.

Citizen scientists will have the opportunity to participate in workshops in the lead-up to this event and learn about Glossies, including:

• how to identify Glossies

• what Glossies eat, and how to recognise the she-oaks they feed on

• Glossy ecology and behaviour

• how to record data so it can be used to protect Glossies.

Data collected during the Count will support vital bushfire recovery and conservation work for Glossies by informing actions to manage their habitat.

Registrations for the Great Glossy Count open on 31 July. You can find out more about the Great Glossy Count and how to register here. Sightings of Glossy Black-Cockatoo can also be recorded anytime here.

For more information or specific questions, please email the Birdlife team.