Gang-gang Cockatoo

Gang-gang Cockatoo

Callocephalon fimbriatum

Anne Bowman

Print of original artwork - Anne works in pastel, watercolour & pencil.

42cm x 30cm (image 22.5cm x 26cm)

The creaky call of this lovely bird can be heard in the woodlands of the Blue Mountains, but they range from mid-NSW coastal areas to South-Eastern SW, and parts of Northern Tasmania.

Adults are mostly light grey, with white edges to the feathers giving a scalloped appearance. The adult males are easily distinguished, with red heads and crests. The females, lacking this, have more reddish-yellow scalloping on their chests and abdomens and grey crests.

Their diet is primarily seeds but includes some fruits, insects and their larvae.

Gang-gang cockatoos nest in tree hollows, and are negatively impacted by tree clearing.

The name Gand-gang comes from either the Ngun-nawal or Wiradjuri aboriginal languages of NSW.

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