2 Glossy Black-Cockatoo at Moruya, NSW
Identification history
| Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami | 28 May 2022 | Liam.m | ||
| Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami | 26 May 2022 | LisaH |
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Two days ago, I heard, then followed, a peep peep peeping, and discovered this adult female, feeding. When I first found her, it was late in the afternoon. Around her was the soft talk of two other glossies (unseen). The three of them then flew off towards a tree, and to my astonishment, I saw the female disappear down a (hitherto unnoticed), hollow. I was so excited, I couldn't sleep. I then staked out the tree the next day, and noticed two males feeding (photos 3 & 4), no females, close to the tree. Mid-afternoon, I heard a peeping - somewhere close by to the tree I was monitoring, and a glossy (I assume male) flew past the monitored tree, and I heard the two of them calling and chatting (I think this indicates a second hollow, which makes sense as I understand glossy blacks are social breeders). Then there was a peeping from the tree I was observing, and there was the female peering out of the lip of the hollow (pictured). She flew off and ate for over an hour. I assume this indicates that there is a hatchling in the hollow, old enough to be left for a while? I did not observe the male feed the female. (position approximated)
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LisaH
wrote:
28 May 2022
Thank you - I can’t describe my disbelief and excitement when I found this hollow - and then to find a second . . .
Location information
- Maps Broulee Moruya Nature Observation Area
- Places Moruya, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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- Leaving the hollow Bird behaviour at hollow
- Yes Frequency
- True Nesting site
- True Feeding
- True Chewed sheoak cones
Species information
- Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami Scientific name
- Glossy Black-Cockatoo Common name
- Sensitive
- Vulnerable *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 867m Recorded at altitude
- 1391 images trained Machine learning
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