Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Aranda, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 4 Jan 2026 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | CathB | 3 Jan 2026 |
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User's notes
Further activity at the hollow. I first saw the male sitting next to it from some distance away and hurried so I wouldn't miss any action. I then watched for almost an hour as he became increasingly impatient with the occupant. When talking failed to get any response, on several occasions he raised his wings and growled loudly into the hollow, but with no success. Eventually he moved to the neighbouring tree and while I was looking away she must have emerged and I saw two birds fly away.
5 comments
4 Jan 2026
Thanks Cath will check it today or tomorrow, weather permitting. I did pole this tree previously and it was empty but they may be late starters or as it was high it was difficult to do and I may have missed something
4 Jan 2026
Poled today - there was wood chip lining at the base of the hollow but otherwise it was empty
9 Jan 2026
They were both there again on 6 Jan. The male watched from the next tree while the female entered the hollow. There was no sign of a tracker on her back.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
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- Yes Nesting site
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- CathB NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands ACT Most Wanted! 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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