Nest Box Use by Yellow-Tailed Black-Cockatoos on Kangaroo Island, 2015 – 2023 

This dataset contains data on the use of nest boxes by yellow-tailed black-cockatoos on Kangaroo Island (binary response variable; 1 = used in a breeding season, 0 = not used in a breeding season) for nest boxes monitored between 2015-2017 and again in 2020-2023 and the year of monitoring. In addition to this, data was sourced via spatial analysis and remote sensing on the distance to mature Pinus radiata plantation, distance to banksia dominated habitat, and amount of native vegetation within a 10km radius to approximate human disturbance and fragmentation. The name of nest boxes is included, and each nest's spatial location can be identified by this name on a separate Kangaroo Island Landscape Board spatial dataset. The spatial location of nests has been withheld as they identify important breeding sites for endangered bird species. 

We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. This data was collected through projects funded by the Australian Government and World Wide Fund for Nature Australia. 

This data was collected when monitoring the use of nest boxes, which were primarily installed for endangered glossy black-cockatoos, but are also used by other species. The aim of this dataset was to determine how frequently yellow-tailed black-cockatoos use nest boxes and factors that influence nest box use. 

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