Callocephalon fimbriatum
Gang-gang Cockatoo at Yarralumla, ACT
Identification history
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 29 Aug 2026 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 28 Aug 2026 | RubyB |
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Observed a male and female pair of gang gang cockatoos fly to a tree branch together. They sat on the branch for a little while making their distinctive creaking sounds. They then started interacting with each other almost like they were "play fighting", touching each other's beaks, dangling upside down from the branch and making noises.
The female gang gang then flew to the outside of the hollow. She began dipping her head inside it multiple times. She then began fanning her wings and appearing to preen herself while sitting on the edge of the hollow. She then turned herself upside down and continued fanning her wings before entering the hollow and completely disappearing from view. She was silent while doing this and neither bird made any vocalisations after this point.
While the female was in the hollow the male continued to sit on the adjoining branch. It appeared like he might have been "keeping a lookout". The male then went inside the hollow himself and completely disappeared from view.
A few minutes later the female popped back out of the hollow. She sat on the edge of it, looking inwards into the hollow. She appeared to be gnawing a little at the rim of the hollow. The male then reemerged and they interacted with each other while sitting on the edge of the hollow opening.
The female re-entered the hollow while the male remained near the opening, sitting on the top edge as seen in this photograph taken using a phone.
We observed this behaviour over approximately 30 minutes. We had a pair of binoculars but only mobile phone cameras.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
29 Aug 2026
Thanks Ruby - Gang-gangs have shown interest in this hollow previously but not nested in it - maybe this year are you able to visit it in October and report what you see?
Cheers Michael
Cheers Michael
Location information
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
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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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