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Gang-gang CockatooAlternate name(s): "Red-headed Cockatoo", "Red-headed Parrot", "Red-crowned Cockatoo", "Red-crowned Parrot"; MISNOMER: "Galah*" ![]() Size: 33-36 cm Weight: 230-335 g |
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Photos |
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MALE |
Frontal portrait of an adult male Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
Frontal view of a male Gang-gang Cockatoo high up in
a eucalypt
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
Frontal view of a male Gang-gang Cockatoo high up in
a eucalypt
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Diggers Hole Road, Snowy River NP, VIC, January 2016]
Lateral view of a male Gang-gang Cockatoo high up in
a eucalypt
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Upper Little River Rd, Mt Nunniong, East Gippsland, VIC, April 2013]
Dorsal view of a male Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
Three adult male Gang-gang Cockatoos
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Diggers Hole Road, Snowy River NP, VIC, January 2016]
Ventral view of an adult male Gang-gang Cockatoo in flight
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Diggers Hole Road, Snowy River NP, VIC, January 2016]
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FEMALE |
Frontal portrait of an adult female Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
Frontal view of a female Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Point Addis, VIC, April 2022]
Near-frontal portrait of a female Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
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PAIR |
Frontal view of a pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
Frontal/ventral view of a pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Point Addis, VIC, April 2022]
Pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos; here the female may be "sounding"
the hollow in the dead branch
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis Road, Swifts Creek, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2017]
Male, left, and two female Gang-gang Cockatoos
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Cassilis and Goldie's Road, East Gippsland, VIC, March 2014]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Close-up frontal view of an immature male Gang-gang Cockatoo in a
White Cedar tree
(photo courtesy of C. Lawrence)
[Canberra, ACT, June 2017]
Lateral view of an immature male Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Point Addis, VIC, April 2022]
Lateral view of an immature male Gang-gang Cockatoo
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Point Addis, VIC, April 2022]
Immature male Gang-gang Cockatoo, left, and female, right, in a
White Cedar tree
(photo courtesy of C. Lawrence)
[Canberra, ACT, June 2017]
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Food, Diet |
Gang-gang Cockatoos like various types of fruit, nuts and berries, e.g. the nuts of the White Cedar tree.
Gang-gang Cockatoos feeding on
White Cedar nuts
(photo courtesy of C. Lawrence)
[Canberra, ACT, June 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a male Gang-gang Cockatoo feeding on
White Cedar nuts
(photo courtesy of C. Lawrence)
[Canberra, ACT, June 2013]
Dorsal view of a female Gang-gang Cockatoo feeding on fruit
(photo courtesy of C. Lawrence)
[Canberra, ACT, June 2013]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
gang_cl_20170625.m4a | (ACT) | Various (feeding in White Cedar tree) | © CL |
More Gang-gang Cockatoo sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.