Gang-gang Cockatoo at Dickson, ACT
Identification history
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 24 Oct 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 23 Oct 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Callocephalon fimbriatum | 23 Oct 2024 | Lisa.Jok |
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A male and female Gang-gang cockatoo took turns to build this hollow. They could be observed chewing in and around the entry, carrying larger pieces of debris out from deeper in the hollow, as well as entering the hollow head first and kicking or scratching out smaller debris. The pair spent around a month constructing their home, now one at a time can be seen sitting within the hollow. Whilst the hollow was being constructed, a ‘teenaged’ female Gang-gang was noisily accompanying the two adults, likely a young from last season. She appears to have paired and moved further towards Ainslie-Majura.
3 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
24 Oct 2024
Thanks Lisa - do you think they are the same pair as you found nesting nearby last season?
Lisa.Jok
wrote:
28 Oct 2024
Hey Michael, I would like to think they are the same individuals. They are the only pair with a young female we observed in this particular corridor, but I never took note of distinguishing features (perhaps lack of is also an indicator?).
Location information
- Maps Dickson Wetland Corridor
- Places Dickson, ACT
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- Callocephalon fimbriatum Scientific name
- Gang-gang Cockatoo Common name
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