Callocephalon fimbriatum
1 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | natureguy | 20 Oct 2019 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | JonSteinbeck | 20 Oct 2019 |
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I saw these two near a tree where there had been successful breeding last year. Initially, they were both eating in a eucalyptus tree. The female then flew to the branch the male was on, but he flew to another branch. She hesitated but then followed him to the second branch. Without any calling the male mounted the female’s back to begin mating with her. They were in this situation for for approximately three minutes according to my photo timings, although I think there was a pause as the male appeared to crawl off her back then back on to it. The male sometimes appeared distracted, looking off in another direction, while the female seemed to remain in a state of ‘enjoyment’. The male then put out his wing, his right one I think, the end of the event and sure enough he crawled off her. They both stayed on the tree branch together for a little while, in a slightly dishevelled state, before the male flew off to the east while the female stayed in the tree.
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- Yes Nesting site
- Yes Repeat Observation
- Mixed Gender
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Callocephalon fimbriatum Parrots Birds
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- Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
- Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 5980m Recorded at altitude
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Callocephalon fimbriatum
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