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{{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Callocephalon fimbriatum | author = [[John B. Grant|Grant]] | date = [[1803]]}}
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{{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = ''Probosciger aterrimus'' | author = [[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]] | date = [[1788]]}}
 
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[[Image:Female_Gang_Gang_Cockatoo.jpg|thumb|250px|A female Gang-gang cockatoo eating peppercorns]]
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The '''Palm Cockatoo''', ''Probosciger aterrimus'', is a large black [[Psittaciformes|parrot]] of the [[cockatoo]] family. It is found in northern [[Queensland]] and [[New Guinea]]. It measures around 55-60 cm in length and weighs between 500-1000 g. It is a distinctive [[Aves|bird]] with a large crest and one of the largest bills of any parrot (only the [[Hyacinth Macaw]]'s is larger). The bill is also unusual as the lower and upper mandibles do not meet for much of its length, allowing the tongue to hold a nut against the top mandible while the lower mandible works to open it. The Palm Cockatoo also has a distinctive red gape that changes colour when the bird is alarmed or excited.
  
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The '''Gang-gang Cockatoo''', ''Callocephalon fimbriatum '', is member of the [[cockatoo]] family. It is a shy, mostly-grey parrot of [[Australia]]n alpine [[bushland]]. The male has a red head and crest while the female has a small fluffy grey crest. It ranges through out South Eastern Australia and [[Tasmania]]. The Gang-gang cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the [[Australian Capital Territory]].
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The Palm Cockatoo makes four different kinds of vocalisations. It also has a unique display where the bird drums a large branch against a dead bough or tree, creating a loud noise that can be heard up to 100 m away.
  
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Gang-gang Cockatoos require hollow tree trunks or branches to place their nesting sites. A loss of this habitat across south-eastern Australia through land clearing has led to a significant reduction in the numbers of this Cockatoo in recent years.
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The Palm Cockatoo is currently listed as near-threatened. It is in high demand for the pet trade due to its unusual appearance, but does not breed well in captivity, requiring the removal of wild birds, and is therefore listed as [[CITES]] I. It is still relatively common in [[Cape York]], but is threatened there by [[habitat (ecology)|habitat]] loss.
  
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[[Alfred Hitchcock]] once used one to play an "evil bird" in one of his movies due to their striking and unusual appearance.
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* [http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/npws.nsf/Content/Gang-gang_cockatoo_vulnerable_preliminary NSW National Parks & Wildlife - Proposed vulnerable species listing]
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[[Image:Gang-gang male MJC01.jpg|none|thumb|200px|Male Gang-gang cockatoo]]
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[http://www.palmcockatoo.com/ The Palm Cockatoo Research Project.]

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The Palm Cockatoo, Probosciger aterrimus, is a large black parrot of the cockatoo family. It is found in northern Queensland and New Guinea. It measures around 55-60 cm in length and weighs between 500-1000 g. It is a distinctive bird with a large crest and one of the largest bills of any parrot (only the Hyacinth Macaw's is larger). The bill is also unusual as the lower and upper mandibles do not meet for much of its length, allowing the tongue to hold a nut against the top mandible while the lower mandible works to open it. The Palm Cockatoo also has a distinctive red gape that changes colour when the bird is alarmed or excited.

The Palm Cockatoo makes four different kinds of vocalisations. It also has a unique display where the bird drums a large branch against a dead bough or tree, creating a loud noise that can be heard up to 100 m away.

The Palm Cockatoo is currently listed as near-threatened. It is in high demand for the pet trade due to its unusual appearance, but does not breed well in captivity, requiring the removal of wild birds, and is therefore listed as CITES I. It is still relatively common in Cape York, but is threatened there by habitat loss.

Alfred Hitchcock once used one to play an "evil bird" in one of his movies due to their striking and unusual appearance. Template:Commons

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External Links The Palm Cockatoo Research Project.

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