Callocephalon fimbriatum

2 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

	Callocephalon fimbriatum	12 Nov 2021	Liam.m
	Callocephalon fimbriatum	12 Nov 2021	CathB

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I arrived at the site in sighting 4404794 and timeline to find some sort of territorial dispute in progress. There was much noise, and I found 4 birds in a tree across the track. Image 1 shows the new pair working on a hollow at lower left, while the original pair with the bald-headed male sit on a branch at upper right. In Image 2, the bald male attacks male 2 at the hollow while the two females stay out of the way. In Image 3, the bald male takes over the hollow while male 2 attacks female 1 and female 2 watches from below the hollow. Image 4 shows female 1 falling through the air towards female 2 after the attack. In the last image the two males fight at the hollow. The sequence is continued in the next sighting (4407815).

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Location information

Maps Aranda Bushland
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

4 Abundance
CathB Recorded by
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Gang-gang movement study - sightings of identifiable birds CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Parrots Birds

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
Sensitive
Endangered *
Non-invasive or negligible
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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