Callocephalon fimbriatum
2 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Booth, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Feb 2022 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | Christine | 10 Feb 2022 |
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Do you need me to put in a sighting for the Sawfly?
For added information Steve took videos of them eating the sawfly larvae which can be seen at:
Male:
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/414466621?_gl=1*1t8enlo*_ga*Njc0NzE5MTIxLjE2MzIwMjQyODc.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY0NDQ0MjIwOS44LjEuMTY0NDQ0MjI1Ny4xMg..#_ga=2.22615795.957258661.1644442193-674719121.1632024287
Female
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/414574911?_gl=1*4kaktw*_ga*Njc0NzE5MTIxLjE2MzIwMjQyODc.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY0NDQ0MjIwOS44LjEuMTY0NDQ0MjQyNi42MA..#_ga=2.213849692.957258661.1644442193-674719121.1632024287
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/414467761?_gl=1*1acrtfs*_ga*Njc0NzE5MTIxLjE2MzIwMjQyODc.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY0NDQ0MjIwOS44LjEuMTY0NDQ0MjQ2Ni4yMA..#_ga=2.219135313.957258661.1644442193-674719121.1632024287
1 comment
10 Feb 2022
Thanks Christine - probably can only ID the sawfly to sub-family - but probably still worth adding as seperate record
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Christine Recorded by
- Sawfly Larvae What is Gang-gang eating
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- Christine 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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Callocephalon fimbriatum
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