Sulphur-crested Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Cacatua galerita | 19 Oct 2023 | Liam.m | ||
| Cacatua galerita | 19 Oct 2023 | WalkYonder | ||
| Cacatua galerita | 18 Oct 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Cacatua galerita | 18 Oct 2023 | LisaH |
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User's notes
This sulphur crested cockatoo looked brave, persistent, confused then dejected, because the perfect hollow had been occupied by unwelcome squatters - European honeybees. The SCC pecked at the hive a few times , and nipped a couple of bees before being overwhelmed by angry occupants and flying off. A sad example of the impact these feral insects have on our native animals (I understand that this hollow had supported a number of fledgings from various bird species before the take-over a couple of years ago - which is also when I reported to relevant authorities)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.093965-35.328743
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2023 06:44 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
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Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- Cacatua galerita Scientific name
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1174m Recorded at altitude
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