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The Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum, is found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping (more pronounced and buffish in females) the male has a red head and crest, while the female has a small fluffy grey crest. It ranges throughout south-eastern Australia and Tasmania. The Gang-gang Cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory. It is easily identified by...

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1. (c) David Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/16520061@N08/3969025940
2. (c) David Cook Wildlife Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Callocephalon_fimbriatum_%28pair%29_-NSW_-Australia-8.jpg/460px-Callocephalon_fimbriatum_%28pair%29_-NSW_-Australia-8.jpg
3. (c) Peter Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Callocephalon_fimbriatum_%28female%29_-Blue_Mountains-8.jpg/460px-Callocephalon_fimbriatum_%28female%29_-Blue_Mountains-8.jpg
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5. (c) Alan Couch, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7045/6835559276_b3b5ebdc0e_o.jpg
6. (c) Alan Couch, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6835558488_b3a2e3ec24_o.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callocephalon_fimbriatum

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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