Most breeding sightings are of dependent young. Gang-gang observations dropped to a low in 1987-1989 but had risen again by 1998. The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. Gang-gangs are more often recorded in autumn and winter since most birds leave in spring to breed in the surrounding ranges. The Gang-gang is one of the few birds that feed on saw fly larvae and may work through a whole clump, one grub at a time. They are usually found in pairs or small parties, often feeding on cotoneaster or pyracantha berries, or on the cones of cypress. Gang-gang Cockatoos are often seen in the gardens of Canberra’s inner suburbs, particularly those near the bushland reserves of Black Mountain, Aranda and Mt Ainslie. It is part of the logos of both Canberra Ornithologists Group and ACT Parks, Conservation and Lands. One of the special activities to mark 2014 as COG’s 50th Year was a citizen science project to learn more about the ACT’s faunal emblem and COG’s Bird of the Year the Gang-gang Cockatoo. The Gang-gang Cockatoo is such a distinctive and appealing bird that it is the faunal emblem for the ACT. 2014 COG’s 50th Year Gang-gang Survey Project.
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Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum