2 Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 17 Feb 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 16 Feb 2026 | LisaH |
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A pair of YTBs glided in to the tree above me, heralded by SCCs squawking loudly. A pair of gang-gangs feeding in a nearby tree joined the SCCs' alarm calls. I watched, open-mouthed, as, within minutes, gang-gangs materialised from everywhere, every direction - from the suburbs, from other parts of the reserve, and from further away. They came in as pairs, threes, fours - I gave up counting after 12 - and still, they kept appearing. I estimate at least 20 gang-gangs arrived to challenge the existence of the YTBs. Unperturbed, the YTBs drank, and dad fed the youngster in a tree away from the raucous gang-gang gang. They then flew directly into the midst of the gang-gangs, settled briefly, before slowly, gracefully, sailing off up the hill. Sound recording on sighting 4721154
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- 4 - 15 Abundance
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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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