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Gang-gang Cockatoo

(Callocephalon fimbriatum)
Alternative names: "Red-headed Cockatoo", "Red-headed Parrot", "Red-crowned Cockatoo", "Red-crowned Parrot", "Galah*"
Size: 33-36 cm
Weight: 255 g (average)
SUBSECTIONS:      Classification      Distribution      Sightings      Photos      Breeding      Nest      Eggs      Behaviour      Food     

Taxonomy, classification

See Gang-gang Cockatoo at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

 (for details refer to a field guide)

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Sightings

We have not seen a Gang-gang Cockatoo in the wild yet. The photo shown below, kindly provided by C. Hayne, was taken in captivity.

Photos

Lateral view of an adult male Gang-gang Cockatoo in captivity (photo courtesy of C. Hayne)

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.