Callocephalon fimbriatum
1 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Feb 2021 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | JackyF | 11 Feb 2021 |
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Male and female juvenile Gang-gangs with both parents (adult female photo 5). Chewing bark in liquidambar, briefly chewing each other (photo 3), male begged for a while but adults did not feed him.
2 comments
11 Feb 2021
The common name of Liquidamber is sweet gum which relates to its sweet brown sap that oozes when bark is bitten into. It is a traditional remedy for coughs, skin complaints and ulcers. A chemical derived from the sap (storax) is used as a antimicrobial agent and works on golden staph. So maybe these Gang gangs are onto something
Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- JackyF Recorded by
- Mixed Gender
- Yes Repeat Observation
Collections
- JackyF 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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Synonyms
Callocephalon fimbriatum
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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