This project is supported by Murray Local Land Services, through funding from the Australian Government's National Landcare Program. They eat mainly seeds from the eucalyptus and. Photo: Caroline Jones.īottom photo: Male Gang-gang Cockatoo. Their call has been compared to a creaking gate and they make a growling noise when they eat. It is the only species placed in the genus Callocephalon. Top right photo: Male Gang-gang Cockatoo. The gang-gang cockatoo ( Callocephalon fimbriatum ) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. Top left photo: Female Gang-gang Cockatoo. Please also share your Gang-gang Cockatoo sightings to For more information and to provide comments on the inclusion of Gang-gang Cockatoos in the EPBC Act, please visit The status of Gang-gang Cockatoos is under review, and likely to see them listed as Endangered. On-ground activities will include revegetation and weed management at sites identified as important refuges for Gang-gang Cockatoos and other threatened species recovering from the impact of the bushfires.īy protecting and re-establishing vegetation communities lost during the fires and protecting and enhancing refuges of unburnt vegetation communities, we aim to reverse the population decline of native species such as Gang-gang Cockatoos. These communities extend through the South West Slopes from Alpine Bogs and associated Fens down to Box-gum grassy woodlands. Murray Local Land Services is working with land managers to protect and enhance the threatened vegetation communities Gang-gang Cockatoos rely on. This reduction is significant on its own and highly concerning when factoring in the 69 percent reduction in population size recorded over the last three generations of the species. It is estimated the post-fire population could be 29 percent lower than the pre-fire. The 2019/20 Black Summer fires had a devastating impact on many species, including Gang-gang Cockatoos. At this time of year, Gang-gangs can be found at lower altitudes within open box-gum and box-ironbark woodlands and in backyards of urban environments such as Albury, Jindera and Holbrook. Gang-gang distribution ranges from southern Victoria through to south and central-eastern New South Wales. Senior Land Services Officer - Bushfire Recovery ProjectĮ: sophie.richards Cockatoos ( Calloephalon fimbriatum) are easily identified by both their distinct appearance and creaky sounding call. CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Victoria.NRM NEWS - AUGUST 2021 - SIGNIFICANT SPECIES Menkhorst, P., Rogers, D., Clarke, R., Davies, J., Marsack, P., and Franklin, K. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, Volume 4: Parrots to Dollarbird. The species is listed as Vulnerable in New South Wales. Time to independence: Young birds will continue to be fed by the parents for up to 6 weeks once they have fledged.Clutch size: Usually two white eggs, sometimes three.Breeding season: Typically October through to January.Both sexes also share the incubation duties and care for the young. Both sexes will prepare the nest before laying by chewing on the sides of the hollow and use the wood chips and fragments to line the nest. They nest in a hollow in a trunk, or limb, of large eucalypt trees usually near water. Gang-gang Cockatoos are monogamous and form strong pair-bonds. Communicationīirds will make a contact call that sounds creaky and raspy, a lot like a “rusty hinge”. Eucalypt seeds, insect larvae, berries, nuts, fruits of introduced species Hawthorne and Cotoneaster.
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