Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-gang Cockatoo at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Callocephalon fimbriatum	4 Aug 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Callocephalon fimbriatum	4 Aug 2021	HelenCross

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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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

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

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Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

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10 Abundance
HelenCross Recorded by
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HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Parrots Birds

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Melia azedarach berries What is Gang-gang eating
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Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
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Endangered *
Non-invasive or negligible
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