Callocephalon fimbriatum
1 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Crace, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | waltraud | 28 Sep 2022 |
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Solo male - seems youngish. Red crest not vivid
At first thought it was female but has red crest. Not sure if a nesting location
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28 Sep 2022
Yes, an immature young male with only a partially red helmet.
I didn't realize before that immature males have also these colour-fringed chest feathers which give a kind of barred effect like in an adult female Gang-gang.
I didn't realize before that immature males have also these colour-fringed chest feathers which give a kind of barred effect like in an adult female Gang-gang.
28 Sep 2022
The coloured barred chest threw me initially but the red helmet was the male id
Presume not yet a mating partner??
Presume not yet a mating partner??
28 Sep 2022
I think females will not take notice of adolecent, but I'm not a bird person...
28 Sep 2022
From memory Gang gangs only reach sexual maturity at the age of 3/4. This bird is definitely younger than that.
28 Sep 2022
Thanks for your follow up - he’s probably from the last year or two - the mating couple there!
Location information
- Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
- Places Crace, ACT
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- 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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Callocephalon fimbriatum
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