Callocephalon fimbriatum

9 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

	Callocephalon fimbriatum	27 Oct 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Callocephalon fimbriatum	26 Oct 2022	LisaH

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I believe the female is the rose-cheeked female from last year's nearby hollow (rose feather near eye on left-hand side). The male has a white feather close to his eye. This nest has been visited a lot recently (unsure if same pair), so will continue to monitor, and will note if the male retains the white feather. The hollow has been worked at consistently over the past three years (that I've observed), but has not been used for nesting. Two days ago a pair of gang gangs visited the nest, with the male perched on the edge and dipping his head into the hollow, but no deeper. As his antics were accompanied by growling, I assuming a possum was occupying the hollow - perhaps the reason for no successful nesting.

2 comments

LisaH wrote:

21 Sep 2023

@MichaelMulvaney - Eye Rose

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

22 Sep 2023

Thanks Lisa - appreciate teh identification

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Location information

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

Sighting information

2 Abundance
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Gang-gang movement study - sightings of identifiable birds Featured LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species Parrots Birds

Additional information

Mixed Gender
Is perched in or near the hollow Bird behaviour at hollow
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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