1 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 8 Jan 2026 | Liam.m | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 8 Jan 2026 | LisaH |
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Isaacs fledging - male. First fledging of this nesting group. The male and female chicks had been stretching their wings, cleaning their feet for a number of days. At times both chicks flapped their wings, fast - almost to a blur - in the hollow mouth. Neither observer had seen such pre-fledging behaviour previously. As all seemed quiet at Isaacs, I had walked away down to Tom 4, when I saw a triangle of gang-gangs fly low above me, from the east, and land in a copse of trees near Isaacs. I believe the triangle was the fledgling being followed closely by mum and dad. Initially, I thought they were an unknown fledgling, as the group unexpectedly flew up the hill. However, when I was fortunate to find the family (not far from Isaacs, and identified by the soft calls of the parents, and the raw squawk of the fledgling), I was able to identify the Isaac's boy by the red mohawk. Confirmed by the disappearance of the male from the hollow!
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Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
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- True Nesting site
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- 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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