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. Flight feathers and rectrices are darker grey. melliodora, and Eucalyptus globulus globulus seed pods. Their characteristic 'creaky hinge' or 'wine cork' calls can be heard while the birds are perching or flying. Also Cupressus semipervirens, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acacia baileyana, A. A large flock of gathered cockatoos can appropriately be called a pandemonium or a chattering although this may be somewhat inaccurate for the gang-gangs, as they are generally less boisterous than their other cockatoo cousins. Nesting habits of the glossy black-cockatoo in central New South Wales. Gang-gang Cockatoos Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos. Soft, wavering call in flight - again, very different to the Yellow-tailed black call. Up to 2000m (6560 ft).įorages for green acacia, Pyracantha seeds, berries, nuts, fruits and insect larvae. Short tail, clearly shorter than Yellow-tailed blacks when seen in flight. 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 They used to be common in Sydney, but over the last two decades, they all but disappeared. The male of the species has a distinctive red head and crest, while the female is uniform 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. Gang-gang Cockatoo is the only grey-coloured cockatoo in Sydney.

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 Related publications: Callocephalon fimbriatum

Gang gang cockatoo flyong