Cacatua galerita
1 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
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| Cacatua galerita | Illilanga | 30 Jul 2019 | |
| Cacatua galerita | JonSteinbeck | 29 Jul 2019 |
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I came across a different Sulphur-crested Cockatoo in a different hollow just outside the reserve. The bird was on the edge of the hollow but occasionally biting at the wood. The hollow appeared to have a reasonably wide opening but was also exposed vertically, perhaps making it too easy for rain to enter. The bird climbed around in the hollow but did not enter it fully so I was unable to see if the hollow could accommodate a breeding bird. The bird appeared nervous with my presence, it sometimes seemed like it was ready to fly away, so I did not stay long.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.101843-35.329655
- Altitude 653.1m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Jul 2019 09:02 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
Collections
- Breeding distribution of sulphur-crested cockatoos in the ACT BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cacatua galerita Parrots Birds
Species information
- Cacatua galerita Scientific name
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1174m Recorded at altitude
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Nesting site
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