Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Dickson, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Oct 2024 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | CarbonAI | 23 Oct 2024 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | Lisa.Jok | 23 Oct 2024 |
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A male and female Gang-gang cockatoo took turns to build this hollow. They could be observed chewing in and around the entry, carrying larger pieces of debris out from deeper in the hollow, as well as entering the hollow head first and kicking or scratching out smaller debris. The pair spent around a month constructing their home, now one at a time can be seen sitting within the hollow. Whilst the hollow was being constructed, a ‘teenaged’ female Gang-gang was noisily accompanying the two adults, likely a young from last season. She appears to have paired and moved further towards Ainslie-Majura.
4 comments
24 Oct 2024
Thanks Lisa - do you think they are the same pair as you found nesting nearby last season?
28 Oct 2024
Hey Michael, I would like to think they are the same individuals. They are the only pair with a young female we observed in this particular corridor, but I never took note of distinguishing features (perhaps lack of is also an indicator?).
16 Dec 2024
Hi Lisa - exciting news - there is a newly hatched Gang-gang chick in this hollow - I think they are the same pair that nested at Daramalan
Location information
- Maps Dickson Wetland Corridor
- Places Dickson, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- Lisa.Jok Recorded by
- Yes Repeat Observation
- Yes Nesting site
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- Significant Lisa.Jok 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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