Gang-gang Cockatoo at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 23 Sep 2018 | ChrisDavey | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 23 Sep 2018 | BIrdsinCanberra |
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User's notes
Walking a bit on from the Galah tree I heard the call of a Gang-gang. It was only one call but it was enough to give me an idea where to head. At the same time I saw the Gang-gangs I noticed some Australian Ravens around making me wonder if the call I heard had been a warning to the ravens. I saw a pair of Gang-gangs in a tree with the ravens nearby. I thought the male Gang-gang had flown to another tree, then I became aware there were two male Gang-gangs. I could not see the birds near a tree hollow, although I did see a likely hollow in the second tree with the male Gang-gang but none of the birds went near it. Later I saw two Gang-gangs, male and female, on top of the canopy with the male appearing to eat some gum nuts.
3 comments
BIrdsinCanberra
wrote:
24 Sep 2018
Hi Michael, I am happy to provide more photos if you want, as well as a photo of the tree hollow near where the Gang-gangs were. I have uploaded pictures of the Ravens in case somebody can identify what the fur/feather was they had. Also, my nesting Galah sighting was not far away form the Gang-gangs, in case the Galahs have accessed the hollow first. Cheers.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
24 Sep 2018
Thanks. If you could send an image of the hollow that they were near to michael.mulvaney@act.gov.au
that would be great, as we will keep an eye on this area over the next few months.
Much appreciated
that would be great, as we will keep an eye on this area over the next few months.
Much appreciated
Location information
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Survey points GG188
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2018 02:52 PM Recorded on
- BIrdsinCanberra Recorded by
Additional information
- True Nesting site
- Perched near hollow Hollow nester behaviour
- Mixed Gender
- Oher (Please specify in description box) Other animals interested in hollow
Species information
- Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-Invasive
- 4485 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
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