Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang-gang Cockatoo at Cook, ACT

Callocephalon fimbriatum at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2023
Callocephalon fimbriatum at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2023
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Identification history

Callocephalon fimbriatum 1 Dec 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Callocephalon fimbriatum 30 Nov 2023 CarbonAI
Callocephalon fimbriatum 30 Nov 2023 CathB

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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

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 23 Nov 2023 06:57 PM Recorded on
  • CathB Recorded by
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    Birds Parrots

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  • Acacia baileyana seeds What is Gang-gang eating

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