Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-gang Cockatoo at Mawson, ACT

Callocephalon fimbriatum at Mawson, ACT - 6 Feb 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Mawson, ACT - 6 Feb 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Mawson, ACT - 6 Feb 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Mawson, ACT - 6 Feb 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Mawson, ACT - 6 Feb 2023
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Callocephalon fimbriatum 7 Feb 2023 michaelb
Callocephalon fimbriatum 6 Feb 2023 stofbrew

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Male quite vocal. Sulphur crested cockatoo, galah, and magpie all proximate

5 comments

   9 Feb 2023
Was teh male missing his crest?
stofbrew wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
I don't remember noticing that at time of taking the pics @MichaelMulvaney, but I can't see a crest in any of the photos I took either.
   13 Feb 2023
Thanks @CathB do you think this could be Baldy?
CathB wrote:
   14 Feb 2023
Hi Michael. I can't be sure, but I don't think it's Baldy. The red looks too solid for Baldy's head, even at its best. This bird also looks much darker overall than Baldy who always looks quite a pale grey.
   14 Feb 2023
Thanks Cath - I also had my doubts but was hoping it was

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  • they were both flying between cotoneaster and the large eucalypts. What is Gang-gang eating
  • Mixed Gender
  • False Nesting site

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