Known for their distinctive white cheeks and short bills, the endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoo is now only found in parts of the South West.
To help in the recovery of the endangered bird the federal government has announced a $3 million investment through its Environment Restoration Fund.
Environment minister Sussan Ley said with the support of Birdlife Australia, five community organisations including the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council (PHCC) will deliver projects to help in raising black cockatoo fledglings at nesting sites, in time for the main breeding season.
"Through the combined efforts of more than 80 landholders and community groups, the projects are expected to assist in 1800 extra fledglings joining the flock," she said.
"Private landholders will also deliver on-ground activities, including re-vegetating 127 hectares of land with key food plants for black cockatoos and work on improving our understanding of black cockatoo nesting locations by surveying for undiscovered sites."
Canning MP Andrew Hastie welcomed the much-needed funding.
"This is a really positive development for the recovery and preservation of Carnaby's Black Cockatoos," he said.
"These are local birds that are now unique to our part of the world - we want to protect them.
"This is what stewardship is all about and PHCC is best placed to help make that happen here in the Peel region."
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PHCC chair Caroline Knight said she was happy this funding recognised the plight of the Carnaby's Black Cockatoo.
"PHCC is happy this landscape scale project recognises the plight of the Black Cockatoos and we look forward to working on the ground with our landholders to reduce the threats which affect these iconic species," she said.
