Eolophus roseicapilla

Galah at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Eolophus roseicapilla	8 Oct 2018	natureguy
	Eolophus roseicapilla	7 Oct 2018	JonSteinbeck

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I heard the call of a Gang-gang but instead I saw some Galahs. There were three Galahs in a dead tree with a male Gang-gang making a very loud noise opposite them in a tree with foliage. As both species use tree hollows for nesting I am not sure if that was the issue. The galah in the photos seems to have dirty wings, which may indicate it has been inside a tree hollow. The final photograph show a female who was the most animated. She was calling while moving her head up and down. She also started flapping her wings, first photo. When the male Gang-gang flew off she followed him while the male galah stayed put.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.099952 -35.324815
Altitude 620.0m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Deakin, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
6 Oct 2018 08:05 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Parrots Birds

Species information

Eolophus roseicapilla Scientific name
Galah Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 997m Recorded at altitude
708 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Eolophus roseicapillus

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