Gang-gang cockatoo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gang-gang cockatoo lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Callocephalon fimbriatum
Group	Parrots
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	11.8 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Cacatuidae

Where does the gang-gang cockatoo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gang-gang cockatoo in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a gang-gang cockatoo?

Wikidata records the following for the gang-gang cockatoo: mass 11.8 g (birth weight).

Is the gang-gang cockatoo endangered?

The gang-gang cockatoo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the gang-gang cockatoo?

The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Cacatuidae, genus Callocephalon. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gang-gang cockatoo

The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. It is the only species placed in the genus Callocephalon. Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping (more pronounced and buffy 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. 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.

The name gang-gang comes from a New South Wales Aboriginal language, probably from one of the coastal languages, although possibly from Wiradjuri. It is probably an onomatopoeic name.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gang-gang cockatoo (revision 1379926937), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q748861 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).