Gang-gang sighting

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:24:17 +1000

The Gang-gang Cockatoo is the fauna emblem of the Australian Capital Territory, which suggests that it’s particularly characteristic of this area, however it’s pretty rare to see them in my backyard.

It was quite a treat when a family of them decided to stop by. I first noticed them due to the hungry calls the juvenile was making¹, and spotted the juvenile being fed by one of the parents in a nearby tree. Then, for whatever reason, the three members of the family decided to hop over to one of the trees in my backyard.

The photos below were taken with the 5x zoom on an iPhone 16 Pro.

Male Gang-gang Cockatoo

Female or juvenile Gang-Gang Cockatoo

Female or juvenile Gang-gang Cockatoo

I’m not enough of a Gang-gang expert to tell apart the juveniles from the females, but my guess is the one above was the female (the males are hard to miss, on the other hand).

It’s very similar to the hungry noises juvenile corellas make, which I also can’t describe, but when someone points it out to you you’ll instantly recognise it as one of the characteristic sounds of the Australian outdoors. ↩︎

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Gang-gang sighting