They often feed in large flocks, particularly when ground-feeding. The second and larger branch is formed by the genus Cacatua, comprising 11 species of white-plumaged cockatoos and four monotypic genera that branched off earlier namely the pink and white pink cockatoo, the pink and grey galah, the mainly grey gang-gang cockatoo and the large black-plumaged palm cockatoo.Ĭockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers, corms, fruit, flowers and insects. The five large black-coloured cockatoos of the genus Calyptorhynchus form one branch. The remaining species are in two main clades. The phylogenetic position of the cockatiel remains unresolved, except that it is one of the earliest offshoots of the cockatoo lineage.

On average they are larger than other parrots however, the cockatiel, the smallest cockatoo species, is a small bird. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.Ĭockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills.

Along with the Psittacoidea ( true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. Photos are preferred but not essential with the geo-coordinates obtained by clicking the site location on the map.A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. For additional information on Gang-gangs enter ‘Gang-gang’ in the ‘Quick Search’ box. To enter observations log onto Canberra Nature Map, click on ‘Add a sighting’, add an image or click the location on the map, click on Identification- Birds- Parrots- Gang-gang and then answer the questions or provide further information. If possible, we would like records to be submitted to Canberra Nature Map so that all observations are stored in one place. Gang-gangs can be found around tree hollows at any time of the year but the behaviours we are particularly interested in are as follows: The information we are after is directly related to increasing our knowledge on breeding events in urban and non-urban areas and in areas affected and not affected by the latest bushfires. We are particularly interested in any recent or historical observations from rural areas including the Brindabella Ranges, Tidbinbilla, Namadgi and the Tinderry Nature Reserve. Continuing on from the Gang-gang survey conducted over the past couple of years in the ACT we are urging members of the public to record any indications of breeding within the ACT and local region and to record their observations on Canberra Nature Map. The Federal Government has provided financial assistance to help in the collection of diet and tree hollow data across the range of the Gang-gang. If you would like further information about the COG research and putting records onto Canberra Nature Map, please contact Michael Mulvaney or Chris Davey as shown below.ĭue to the 2019/20 bushfires there has been an increased concern about the fate of the Gang-gang Cockatoo with much of the breeding habitat affected by wild fires. If you would like further information about Gang-gangs in the Gardens, please contact Linda by email at or phone 0437 298 711. We are particularly interested in observations of Gang-gangs near the Eucalypt Lawn, the Bushland Nature Track, and in areas along the trails at the top of the Gardens close to the Black Mountain Nature Reserve. Photos could be sent to Linda Beveridge, too, for uploading, if you wish.

However, if you would prefer to do a paper record that we can submit later on, please obtain an observation form from the Visitor Information Centre, especially between 19 to 31 November. COG asks that photographs and other information be submitted to Canberra Nature Map any time you see them, as described in the email below. There is increased concern about Gang-gangs, and the following is an invitation from COG to participate in recording observations of Gang-gangs in urban and non-urban environments as part of the data collection by COG and friends, and sponsored by the Federal Government. Several Friends have been recording observations of Gang-gangs in the Botanic Gardens for a week in February, May, August and November since 2014-15 and contributing the information as citizen scientists to research being done by the Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG).įor example, a photograph of four fledglings at the ANBG which was the first time that four fledglings had been recorded from one nesting hollow, previously the highest number on record was three.

Gang gang cockatoo map