Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Hughes, ACT
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| Callocephalon fimbriatum | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Aug 2026 | |
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | LisaH | 4 Aug 2026 |
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These are orts from blue-gum nuts, after gang-gangs have fed on them. I think that, similar to allocasuarina orts guiding observers to the presence of glossy black-cockatoos, the colour of the blue-gum orts are a clue to how recently gang-gangs fed in an area. The whiter the ort, the fresher the visit from the gang-gangs. The older orts gradually colour with age, to a darker, duller brown/grey. The first photo gives, I think, an idea of freshness of gang-gang feeding, moving from the left (nut itself, then newly chewed husk, then maybe just a couple of days old etc, down to perhaps months old, which is grey/dull brown).
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- Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
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- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 5980m Recorded at altitude
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Callocephalon fimbriatum
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