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Callocephalon fimbriatum

5 Gang-gang Cockatoo at suppressed

Callocephalon fimbriatum at suppressed - 21 May 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at suppressed - 21 May 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at suppressed - 21 May 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at suppressed - 21 May 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at suppressed - 21 May 2023
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Identification history

Callocephalon fimbriatum 22 May 2023 michaelb
Callocephalon fimbriatum 21 May 2023 LisaH

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User's notes

I'm unsure if this is the school hollow pair? I'm intrigued by the grey feathers in the male's crest - they are in a similar place to the yellow feathering of the male that was nesting there, but the rest of his head looked much healthier now. Female was enthusiastically chewing and inspecting a potential new hollow after a branch break. (Also, very obliging of the female to pose gracefully in the late afternoon sun)

4 comments

HelenCross wrote:
   21 May 2023
Beautiful photo in the sun Lisa!
LisaH wrote:
   21 May 2023
:) Thank you! Always a dilemma - do I share to FB bird/wildlife page(s), or to CNM for posterity?
HelenCross wrote:
   21 May 2023
Do both!
LisaH wrote:
   21 May 2023
Sadly, not an option for me. So I have to choose. This time, it was CNM

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Species information

  • Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
  • Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
  • Sensitive
  • Very Rare / Threatened
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 21 May 2023 05:48 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH Recorded by

Additional information

  • Eucalyptus What is Gang-gang eating
  • Mixed Gender
  • Is chewing bark around the hollow Bird behaviour at hollow
  • True Nesting site
  • True Repeat Observation

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