Both the male and female have a wispy crest of feathers on the head.

They can be easily told apart with the male having a scarlet red head and crest of feathers. Parents feed their young for several weeks after fledging and family groups feed together during the breeding season The gang-gang cockatoo is colored slate grey with some scalloping across the body of both the male and female. In Canberra in winter it also feeds on Cotoneaster and hawthorn (Crataegus) berries. Females, on the other hand, have a predominantly grey coloration throughout their bodies. The red coloration extends down to the upper chest, wings, and tail feathers but appears lighter in these areas. Also seen by roadsides and in parks and gardens of urban areas.Įucalyptus seeds and acacia seeds, nuts, berries, plant shoots and roots, grubs. Discover the captivating beauty of the Gang Gang Cockatoo, a vibrantly colored bird that is sure to delight any avian enthusiast. In winter, Gang-gangs will move to lower altitudes into drier, more open forests and woodlands. Immature birds look like the hen except for some red in the head feathers in young malesĭuring summer, is found in tall mountain forests and woodlands, with dense shrubby understorey. The Gang-Gang Cockatoo is a dark grey cockatoo. Photograph copyright: Stuart Harris - all rights reserved. Gang-Gang Cockatoo ( Callocephalon fimbriatum) Logrunners, Whipbirds, Pittas, Lyrebirds.The most striking example is the gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum). Youll feel good wearing this Gang Gang Cockatoo pin knowing it was made from FSC certified bamboo. Find out more about this, the largest temperate woodlands in the world here. These species are the pink cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri), glossy black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami), red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii. Their tail bands are a solid scarlet red.īoth Carnaby’s and Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos can be found in the Great western Woodlands. Young males emerge from the nest three months after hatching looking like their mothers but as they mature at about three years of age, their pure black adult feathers emerge. Their tails are like the colours of the sunset from yellow, orange to red. Females’ bodies are covered in black feathers edged in gold while their heads carry yellow spots. The highly decorative plumage of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo make it a favourite amongst bird watchers. Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoos are also declining due to urban expansion. This migratory species is declining rapidly due to the loss of around 87% of its woodland breeding habitat and as a result is listed as endangered. The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo is a giant brownish-black cockatoo. This includes the endangered Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo of south-west Western Australia. Of course, those of us who love birds know that its named after a charismatic species of cockatoo, but I bet its a long time since there were any Gang-gangs. The Gang-gang Cockatoo is a small parrot with a scaly appearance.

Six Australian species are predominantly black.

Gang gang cockatoo tail