Callocephalon fimbriatum
2 Gang-gang Cockatoo at O'Malley, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Jan 2020 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | roymcd | 17 Jan 2020 |
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I've clicked 'breeding' but I'm not so sure. Gang-gangs seem to enjoy congregating here. A pair particularly interested in this hollow, and chased off another female. I am wondering whether this might be another 'water tree'. Considering that Gang-gangs are primarily an arboreal parrot species, I'm beginning to wonder whether 'water trees' might be a really significant part of their ecology. Thanks to Dr. Mulvaney for initial observations at our first 'water tree' yesterday.
A male also appeared to be looking for water on a human structure close by, looking inside the rain gutter.
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Location information
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places O'Malley, ACT
Sighting information
- 7 Abundance
- roymcd Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
- Yes Repeat Observation
- Mixed Gender
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- roymcd Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Callocephalon fimbriatum Parrots Birds
Species information
- 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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