Gang-gang Cockatoo |
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Also known as: Red-crowned Cockatoo, Red-crowned Parrot, Red-headed Cockatoo, Red-headed Parrot, Helmeted Cockatoo
Male Gang-gang Cockatoo
© Peter B Kraehenbuehl | Wikimedia Commons
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The Gang-gang is one of only two cockatoos (the other being Major Mitchell's) with red anywhere on its head.Academic Research
Related publications: Callocephalon fimbriatumSpecies Profile
Genus: Callocephalon | Species: fimbriatum
Size:
33-35cm (12.8-13.6 in)
Weight:
240-330g (8.4-11.5 oz)
Races including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
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. Bill horn in colour. Eye dark brown. Female-dark grey head and crest; upperparts strongly barred with pale yellow, underparts heavily barred orange to green/yellow; undertail barred grey/white.
Colour Juvenile:
As in female but with more red in crest (male) and dark grey crest (female); crest shorter with less filaments; more evident barring on tail.
Call:
Described as croaking screech. Soft growling while feeding.
Listen NowVideo Links:
Video 1 | Video 2More Information:
Avibase
AvianWeb
Handbook of the Birds of the World
NSW Government Office of Environment and Heritage Gang-gang Cockatoo Profile
Content Sources:
CITES
The Parrot Society
BirdLife International
Internet Bird Collection
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Article "Gang Gang Cockatoos," by Mike Owen
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
ML Media Collection Catalogue 4060, Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum, Robinson, F., Australia, 1963, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Site
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989. 2010 edition
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Male Gang-gang Cockatoo
© Peter B Kraehenbuehl | Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The Gang-gang is one of only two cockatoos (the other being Major Mitchell's) with red anywhere on its head.Academic Research
Related publications: Callocephalon fimbriatumSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Uncommon
Longevity:
60 or more years.
Housing:
Walk-in aviary, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft).
Diet:
Mix of small seeds: limited sunflower; walnuts, peanuts, pine nuts; fresh corn, fruit especially apple, hawthorn, cotoneaster and Pyracantha berries; complete kibble.
Enrichment:
Avid chewers so provide bird safe wood (fir), wood toys, vegetable tanned leather, pine cones; bathing.
Nest Box Size:
1m (3.3 ft) long nesting log.
Clutch Size:
2 to 3
Incubation Time:
28-30 days, as low as 25 days recorded.
Fledging Age:
8 weeks
Hatch Weight:
Not recorded.
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Male Gang-gang Cockatoo
© Peter B Kraehenbuehl | Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The Gang-gang is one of only two cockatoos (the other being Major Mitchell's) with red anywhere on its head.Academic Research
Related publications: Callocephalon fimbriatumSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
Unknown, increasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Least Concern
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Habitat loss, increased susceptibility to psittacine cirovirus disease (PCD) virus.
Range:
Found in Australia from SE in E New South Wales through S Victoria to SE South Australia; introduced to Kangaroo Island.
Habitat:
Occurs in tall open forest in highlands and foothills; in winter to open woodland, riverine woodland, scrub, farmland and suburban areas. Up to 2000m (6560 ft).
Wild Diet:
Eucalypt seed pods, green acacia, Pyracantha seeds, berries, nuts, fruits and insect larvae.
Ecology and Behaviour:
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.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 3, rounded oval eggs, 36.0 x 27.5mm (1.4 x 1.1 in)
Breeding Season:
October-January
Related Links:
Article: Where's the Gang-gang Cockatoo?
NSW Government Environment and Heritage - Gang-gang Cockatoo population
Male Gang-gang Cockatoo
© Peter B Kraehenbuehl | Wikimedia Commons
Photos
View in GalleryDid You Know?
The Gang-gang is one of only two cockatoos (the other being Major Mitchell's) with red anywhere on its head.Academic Research
Related publications: Callocephalon fimbriatumMembers Only Resources
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