Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Dec 2022 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | LisaH | 11 Dec 2022 |
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User's notes
I heard some begging, and looked around for a young bird - but instead found a male and female, with the male feeding the female. I've noticed this couple (I think it is Rose cheek) around this area most of the year, but it's the first time I've seen them chewing - or this potential hollow?
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23 Sep 2023
@MichaelMulvaney - photo not posted as part of sighting, but I believe this was Eye Rose
Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- LisaH 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 LisaH 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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