Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Cook, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Sep 2022 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | CathB | 6 Sep 2022 |
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User's notes
Baldy and partner preparing a new hollow. Took turns to go into the hollow while the other one kept watch, and both went inside for a while. Bits of debris flew out of the hole as they worked.
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6 Sep 2022
Thanks Cath - Baldy is helping us confirm wjhat we suspected that Gang-gangs return to teh same vicinity to breed as they have previously
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- Mixed Gender
- Is chewing bark around the hollow Bird behaviour at hollow
- Yes Nesting site
Collections
- Gang-gang movement study - sightings of identifiable birds CathB 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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Synonyms
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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