2 Gang-gang Cockatoo (named birds) at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Callocephalon fimbriatum (identifiable birds) | 17 Aug 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 16 Aug 2025 | CarbonAI | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum (identifiable birds) | 16 Aug 2025 | jb2602 |
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3 comments
jb2602
wrote:
17 Aug 2025
Yes, they remained on the nest hollow perch for a bit, then moved on to other nearby trees exploring hollows and chewing bark. There was at least one other pair doing the same and they were all talking to one another. Would you expect the offspring from last season to return to their birth place?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
17 Aug 2025
We have seen what we are pretty sure are last years offspring return to the same nest they were born in with there parents prior to their parents nesting - but this is pretty unusual - not sure if this is because we usually miss the return and last years young are shooed on (which we have observed) or whether there is a high loss rate of post fledglings chicks or whether the time at which chicks leave their parents varies.
Location information
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- jb2602 Recorded by
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jb2602 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Callocephalon fimbriatum (identifiable birds) Parrots Birds
Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- Callocephalon fimbriatum (identifiable birds) Scientific name
- Gang-gang Cockatoo (named birds) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 650m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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