Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Cook, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Dec 2023 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | CarbonAI | 30 Nov 2023 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | CathB | 30 Nov 2023 |
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User's notes
This bird had a red forehead and red-tinged female-style crest and a coloured breast. She was accompanied by a male with a few grey spots among his red head feathers. They were feeding on Acacia baileyana seeds. I have seen these birds, or similar ones, a few times around the area.
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1 Dec 2023
Thanks Cath - do want to give them names - and I will add to teh distinctive bird gallery
Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- Acacia baileyana seeds What is Gang-gang eating
Collections
- CathB 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
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Nesting site
JFMAMJJASOND
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