Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Deakin, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Oct 2025 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | LisaH | 29 Oct 2025 |
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I heard the call of a gang-gang indicating it was coming in. The male gang-gang flew low, and came from the west, traversing the entire length of the reserve. He crossed the main east road and briefly rested (in the vicinity of Track), calling, before turning left and flying high over the closest building. I then watched him descend. As this was the area that Cam had alerted me to re a new nest hollow, I trotted (as fast as my unfit knees would let me) over there. The tree had been chewed markedly, and there were many potential hollows. Suddenly, the male flew to a tiny hollow, and in the blink of an eye had disappeared in (hence,the photo is only of his tail). (As an aside - I am interested that gang-gangs enter hollows either head-first, or tail-first - while glossy-black cockatoos only enter tail first. So much to notice!)
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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- LisaH NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands ACT Most Wanted! Birds To Look Out For Wingecarribee's Rare Animals Queanbeyan-Palerang Animals To Watch! NSW Government Priority Species 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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Callocephalon fimbriatum
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