Cacatua galerita
2 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
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| Cacatua galerita | ArcherCallaway | 3 Feb 2020 | |
| Cacatua galerita | ruthkerruish | 3 Feb 2020 |
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User's notes
Cockatoos have a habit of fluffing their cheek feathers over their beak, almost hiding it. These wild cockatoos normally flighty, seemed to be exhibiting calmness - no effort to fly away - maybe a reaction to the lack of smoke etc.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.098481-35.338239
- Altitude 621.7m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2020 08:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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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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Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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