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Gang Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)  short-tailed stocky cockatoo with a grey body and scarlet head, cheek and fuzzy crest. This is the male of the species and it was spotted another with a grey head and crest which was probably a female. The back feathers have a pale edge giving them a barred appearance. The belly feathers of the female have a scarlet edge which to me looks like dying out embers - an attractive feature. The two were seen grooming each other.<br />
Spotted on tall gum trees near their nesting hollow in a nature reserve. Australia,Callocephalon fimbriatum,Fall,Gang-gang Cockatoo,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Gang Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)

short-tailed stocky cockatoo with a grey body and scarlet head, cheek and fuzzy crest. This is the male of the species and it was spotted another with a grey head and crest which was probably a female. The back feathers have a pale edge giving them a barred appearance. The belly feathers of the female have a scarlet edge which to me looks like dying out embers - an attractive feature. The two were seen grooming each other.
Spotted on tall gum trees near their nesting hollow in a nature reserve.

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  1. Amazing that yours is the first (of five) in Australia where it's endemic. I guess the others aren't geotagged. Posted 9 years ago

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The gang-gang cockatoo is found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland.

Similar species: Parrots
Species identified by Leuba Ridgway
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By Leuba Ridgway

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Uploaded Mar 7, 2016. Captured Apr 23, 2015 12:55 in New Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156, Australia.
  • SZ-10
  • f/4.4
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO80
  • 90mm