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{{Taxobox | color = pi
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{{Taxobox | color = pink
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| name = Palm Cockatoo
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| name = Gang-gang Cockatoo
 
| status = {{StatusLeastConcern}}
 
| status = {{StatusLeastConcern}}
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| image = Palm Cockatoo.JPG
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| image = Gang-gang female MJC01.jpg
 
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| ordo = [[Psittaciformes]]
 
| ordo = [[Psittaciformes]]
 
| familia = [[Cacatuidae]]
 
| familia = [[Cacatuidae]]
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| subfamilia = '''Microglossinae'''
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| genus = ''''' Callocephalon'''''
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| genus = ''''' Probosciger'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Rene Primevere Lesson|Lesson]], 1837
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| species = '''''P. aterrimus'''''
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| species = '''''C. fimbriatum '''''
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| binomial = Probosciger aterrimus
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| binomial = Callocephalon fimbriatum
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| binomial_authority = [[Johann Friedrich Gmelin|Gmelin]], [[1788]]
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| binomial_authority = [[John B. Grant|Grant]], 1803
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| range_map = Bird range palm cockatoo.png
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| range_map = Bird range gang-gang cockatoo.png
 
| range_map_width = 150px
 
| range_map_width = 150px
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| range_map_caption = Palm Cockatoo range (in red)
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| range_map_caption = Gang-gang Cockatoo range (in red)
 
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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 500-1,000 g. It is a distinctive [[Aves|bird]] with a large [[Crest (bird)|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 found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of [[Australia]], particularly [[alpine]] [[bushland]]. Mostly mid grey in colour, the male has a red head and [[crest (bird)|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 its distinctive call, which is described as resembling a creaky gate, or the sound of a cork being pulled from a wine bottle.  
  
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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 closed trees for nesting. Loss of 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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==External links==
  
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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.parrotscience.com ParrotScience - cockatoo heavy information site]
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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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*[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1395&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* Flegg, Jim. ''Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide'' Sydney: Reed New Holland, [[2002]]. (ISBN 1876334789)
 
* Flegg, Jim. ''Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide'' Sydney: Reed New Holland, [[2002]]. (ISBN 1876334789)
  
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==External links==
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==Gallery==
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*[http://www.palmcockatoo.com/ The Palm Cockatoo Research Project.]
 
  
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*[http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/advice/endangeredspecies/threats.asp Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) website - Threats to wild bird populations]
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{{commons|Probosciger aterrimus}}
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Image:Female_Gang_Gang_Cockatoo.jpg|A female Gang-gang cockatoo eating peppercorns
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Image:Gang-gang male MJC01.jpg|Male Gang-gang cockatoo
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Image:Gang-gang female MJC02.jpg|Female Gang-gang cockatoo
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</gallery>
  
 
[[Category:Cacatuidae]]
 
[[Category:Cacatuidae]]
 
[[Category:Birds of Australia]]
 
[[Category:Birds of Australia]]
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Revision as of 04:52, 26 April 2006

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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 mid grey in colour, 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 its distinctive call, which is described as resembling a creaky gate, or the sound of a cork being pulled from a wine bottle.

Gang-gang Cockatoos require closed trees for nesting. Loss of habitat across south-eastern Australia through land clearing has led to a significant reduction in the numbers of this cockatoo in recent years.

External links

References

  • Flegg, Jim. Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide Sydney: Reed New Holland, 2002. (ISBN 1876334789)

Gallery

  • A female Gang-gang cockatoo eating peppercorns

  • Male Gang-gang cockatoo

  • Female Gang-gang cockatoo

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