![]() ![]() ![]() Receive alerts of new sightings Subscribe Location information Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name.If you come across a new distinctive Gang-gang please give it a name and add it to this gallery of distinctive beauties, by adding it as a sighting.Ĭallocephalon fimbriatum is listed in the following regions: Gang-gangs are so dextourous that any physical banding or marking of birds is frought with difficulties, so we are really relying on you for this important information. In addition to local movement, your sightings will help tell us how far birds may travel in a day or two to access bird seed feeding points and how important (either in a positive or negative way) this feeding may be to maintaing Canberra's Gang-gang population. Please keep an eye out and report any sighting of these birds. We hope to learn more about how Gang-gangs move through the landscape from further recordings of Baldy and other Gang-gangs with distinctive features, such as Pie (with one eye), Jake (with the peg leg) and the distinguished Goldfeather. Nearly all we know about local Gang-gang movements has come from reported sightings of the distinctive male "Baldy" who travelled up to 4km to forage when feeding two chicks in the nest. Please look-out for distinctive Gang-gangs The Red Hill Regenerator site also has a link to a guide to Gang-gang nesting behaviour which give clues as to what to watch out for at the beginning and as the breeding season progresses. If you could report any such activity that would be fantastic. From now till mid October is when Gang-gangs are most noisy and active in their search for a nesting hollow so it is a good time to keep an eye out for any Gang-gang activity in or near a hollow. The page also has a summary of the outcomes to date from the nest hollow citizen science research. A summary of the Gang-gang diet report and a link to the full report can be read and accessed at the bottom of this page Thanks to all who have provided records for the citizen science Gang-gang diet and nesting ecology studies, We have considereably expanded what is known about the Gang-gang and have informed many conservation and planing actions. 2020. Gang-Gang Cockatoo | Birdlife Australia. Trust, W., 2020. Gang-Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon Fimbriatum) | Parrot Encyclopedia. 2020. Gang-Gang Cockatoo Callocephalon Fimbriatum Review Of Current 2020. Gang-Gang Cockatoo - Profile | NSW Environment, Energy And Science. In summer they are found at higher altitudes and they will move to lower areas in winter. Their habitat changes throughout the year. They have also adapted to live in some urban areas. They make their home in forests and woodlands. It is believed that the population once found on King Island has gone extinct. They have also been introduced to Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia. Here they can found on the East coast in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. They feed on seeds, berries, nuts, fruits and insect larva.Īustralia is the native home of the gang-gang cockatoo. ![]() An average weight would be between 240 and 330g (8.4 and 11.5oz). Their body measures 32-37cm (12.6-14.6in) long and their wingspan is between 62 and 76cm (24.4-29.9in) across. The beak is horn colored and the eye is dark brown. Both the male and female have a wispy crest of feathers on the head. They can be easily told apart with the male having a scarlet red head and crest of feathers. The gang-gang cockatoo is colored slate grey with some scalloping across the body of both the male and female. ![]()
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