Gang-gang Cockatoos retreat to higher elevations to breed during the summer. They are especially frequent visitors in Canberra, and as a reward for their loyalty have become the ACT’s animal emblem. They prefer eucalypts, wattles and introduced hawthorns and will also eat berries, fruits, nuts and insects and insect larvae. Gang-gang Cockatoos regularly visit backyards and parks in eastern Australia to feed on native and introduced tree and shrub seeds. Female Gang-gang cockatoos can sometimes be mistaken for Galahs due to their colouring and small size. The females are not as brightly coloured as the males, and have a grey head and body with a barred breast and orange-red underparts. This has given Gang-gangs the nicknames Red-headed Cockatoo and Red-crowned Cockatoo. The dark red of their crest and head stands out against their slate grey bodies. In some instances, ‘crèches’ will be formed – where several pairs have nested close together, their young will roost together in the same tree while their parents are foraging.The Gang-gang Cockatoo ( Callocephalon fimbriatum) are small for cockatoos, usually around 33-36 cm long. Male Gang-gang Cockatoos are easily distinguished by their wispy red crest, which looks like a feather duster. Parents feed their young for an additional 4 to 6 weeks after fledging and family will be seen feeding with each other during the breeding season. Both genders incubate the eggs and care for the young. The female selects a nest hollow in an appropriate tree and both sexes get ready the nest for egg-laying, lining it with wood-chips and dust by nibbling at the sides of the hollow. Gang gang Cockatoos form close, monogamous pairs. Gang-gangs feed in flocks of up to 60 birds outside the reproduction season they feed in pairs or small family groups during the breeding period.

They are mostly arboreal (found in trees), arriving at the ground only to drink and to forage among-st dropped fruit or pine cones. They will also eat berries, fruits, nuts and insects and their larvae. Gang gang Cockatoos feed generally on seed products of native and presented trees and shrubs, with a choice for eucalyptus, wattles and released hawthorns. Gang-gangs are gregarious but fairly quiet cockatoos, and may generally be located in food trees by the sounds of feeding and falling debris. Young birds resemble the adult female, with young males different by having a red crown and forehead and a shorter, less twisted red crest. In both sexes, the feathers of the upper parts and wings are faintly edged pale-grey, giving a barred appearance, with females having extra yellow trim to their feathers that raises this barred impact. The adult female has a dark grey head and crest, with the feathers of the underparts edged pink and yellow. The adult male has a special scarlet red head and crest, with the remaining body slate-grey. Gang Gang Cockatoo for sale – The Gang Gang Cockatoo is a little, stocky cockatoo with a wispy crest, huge, wide wings and a small tail. It has been known to hybridize with the Galah Cockatoos, which is an example of hybridization in the wild with an escaped Little Corella has been reported. Gang Gang Cockatoos, although traditionally linked to the Black Cockatoo group recent biochemical work has shown it to be more closely related to the Galah and white cockatoo group than to black cockatoos.

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