Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT

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	Callocephalon fimbriatum	31 Jan 2022	natureguy
	Callocephalon fimbriatum	30 Jan 2022	LisaH

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Seeing these three warmed my heart - two parents and a young female, three days post fledging. (We believe she flew the nest on Thursday morning). We'd noticed the gentle chatting of gang gangs in the area close to the hollow a couple of days after fledging. This afternoon I walked under a tree close-ish to the hollow, and heard a soft discussion above. The parents flew to another tree, leaving their young one on a relatively thin branch. She spread her wings often as she sought to balance. The male flew back to her, landed on a branch nearby, then quickly moved to her and fed, before flying to his previous nearby tree. The adults then flew off, leaving the young one to hone her perching skills. I did not wait for their return.

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

31 Jan 2022

Thanks Lisa

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Location information

Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Parrots Birds

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Something from under a branch. Watched the male tear at the bark under the branch, then eat, then go back to under the branch. I am assuming it was something meaty? What is Gang-gang eating
Mixed Gender
True Nesting site
True Repeat Observation

Species information

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