![]() ![]() Nomadic mostly found up in trees, only coming to ground level to drink found in pairs or small family groups during breeding season in winter larger groups up to 60.Ģ to 3, rounded oval eggs, 36.0 x 27.5mm (1.4 x 1. melliodora, and Eucalyptus globulus globulus seed pods. Also Cupressus semipervirens, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acacia baileyana, A. Up to 2000m (6560 ft).įorages for green acacia, Pyracantha seeds, berries, nuts, fruits and insect larvae. Occurs in tall open forest in highlands and foothills in winter to open woodland, riverine woodland, scrub, farmland and suburban areas. Recent research has discovered that in the last 21 years the population has declined by 69%, of which 10% was attributable to the 2019-2020 fire season.įound in Australia from SE in E New South Wales through S Victoria to SE South Australia introduced to Kangaroo Island. Habitat loss, increased susceptibility to psittacine cirovirus disease (PCD) virus and increasing bush fire activity. Listen NowĪrticle: Call to help save Gang-gang Cockatoos as population declines by 69 percent The adult male has a distinctive scarlet red head and crest, with the rest of the body slate-grey. Female-dark grey head and crest upperparts strongly barred with pale yellow, underparts heavily barred orange to green/yellow undertail barred grey/white.Īs in female but with more red in crest (male) and dark grey crest (female) crest shorter with less filaments more evident barring on tail.ĭescribed as croaking screech. Description: The Gang-gang Cockatoo, or Gang Gang for short, is a small, stocky cockatoo with a wispy crest, large, broad wings and a short tail. Male-in general dark grey, the feathers scalloped pale grey/white bright orange/red crest and head secondary coverts suffused dull green dark grey tail. Genus: Callocephalon | Species: fimbriatum NSW Scientific Committee (2005) Gang-gang Cockatoo - Vulnerable species determination - final.Related publications: Callocephalon fimbriatum.Murray Catchment Management Authority and Office of Environment and Heritage (2012) New South Wales Murray Biodiversity Management Plan: A guide to terrestrial biodiversity investment priorities in the central and eastern NSW Murray catchment.(ed.) (1999) Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. On the upperparts, feathers are white-edged whereas on the underparts, they are yellowish-edged. It is the only one with conspicuous curled crest of fine feathers. Volume 2: Fauna of Conservation Concern including priority pest species. DESCRIPTION: Gang-gang Cockatoo is unmistakable. Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW) (2007) Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna of the Greater Southern Sydney Region.Landscapes and Urban Planning 100(3): 295-301 (2011) Do fire and rainfall drive spatial and temporal population shifts in parrots? A case study using urban parrot populations. Nests are located in hollows that are 7 cm in diameter or larger in eucalypts and 3 metres or more above the ground. Favours old growth forest and woodland attributes for nesting and roosting.May also occur in sub-alpine Snow Gum ( Eucalyptus pauciflora ) woodland and occasionally in temperate rainforests.In autumn and winter, the species often moves to lower altitudes in drier more open eucalypt forests and woodlands,particularly box-gum and box-ironbark assemblages, or in dry forest in coastal areas and often found in urban areas.In spring and summer, generally found in tall mountain forests and woodlands, particularly in heavily timbered and mature wet sclerophyll forests.It is rare at the extremities of its range, with isolated records known from as far north as Coffs Harbour and as far west as Mudgee. It occurs regularly in the Australian Capital Territory. In New South Wales, the Gang-gang Cockatoo is distributed from the south-east coast to the Hunter region, and inland to the Central Tablelands and south-west slopes. The Gang-gang Cockatoo is distributed from southern Victoria through south- and central-eastern New South Wales.
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