Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Acton, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Aug 2021 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | HelenCross | 4 Aug 2021 |
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Over the last month I've been hearing Gang-gangs arrive at the cafe area of the ANBG between 4.30-5.00pm. Today I went out and see them in usual tall eucalypt near the pond below the cafe. They then moved along to the eucalypts around the Ellis Rowan building. Then further up to the brittle gums around the Seedbank (Research Cottage) where some were observed chewing on eucalypt twigs, while 4 birds ate some Melia azedarach berries for around 2 minutes.
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4 Aug 2021
Thanks Helen - much appreciated, Melia is a bit of a targeted food plant for Gang-gangs, particularly in Melbourne where it is a bit more commonly planted than Canberra
Location information
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
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- Melia azedarach berries What is Gang-gang eating
- Mixed Gender
- N/A Bird behaviour at hollow
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- HelenCross 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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JFMAMJJASOND
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