![]() ![]() ![]() They don't usually breed until 4 years of age. They're altitudinal migrants, breeding in the wet forests of the mountains and moving into more open habitats and to lower altitudes in autumn-winter. Here in the Blue Mountains the largest numbers tend to be seen at Mounts Wilson and Irvine, though I've never seen 50 there, and a few can usually be found around all the other upper mountains townships. In January 2012 I had the wonderful experience of seeing a flock of 50 Gang-gangs near Cabramurra in the Snowy Mountains. The Gang-gang holds the spitfires in one foot while it eats the soft parts, discarding the skin and the head which is probably rather Surprisingly, they will also chow down on sawfly larvae, also known as spitfires because of the irritating liquid they disgorge when disturbed. They growl softly as they feed on native seeds like eucalypts, wattles, geebungs, callitris as well as various exotic berries and nuts.īut like other cockatoos they are not strictly vegetarian and will tear open pupae and galls to eat the grubs inside. Often the first sign of their presence is a continuous cracking sound and a shower of gumnut pieces falling from the canopy of a eucalyptus. Both sexes have a wispy up-curled crest like a lacy frill atop their head. Gang-gang Cockatoos can still be found in many parts of the mountains - the male with his bright red head the female all grey, each feather edged in red, pale grey or pale yellow with olive tinges, giving her an intricate beauty close-up. ![]()
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