A male Gang-gang Cockatoo shows off his unique crest

[cr_wildlife]

I have used a male Gang-gang Cockatoo as my avatar on this forum, so I thought that I would post an image to show what the entire bird looks like. In this image, the male has erected his crest in an attempt to look his best for a nearby female. The scientific species name for these cockatoos is "fimbriatum", meaning fringed. You can certainly see why these cockatoos were given this name!

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[Butlerkid]

Another teachable moment. I enjoy the information you include with your images! Since it is your avatar, I do have to wonder if your hair style at some time in the past, resembled the gang-gang!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Most of my hair is gone! But gang-gangs are high in my list of favorite parrots.

 

[ssheipel]

Nice.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Thank you!

 

[Lance B]

Fantstic shot.

Interesting that you are from the US yet choose an Aussie bird as your avatar. It is also one of my favourite birds but I am from Oz. I was lucky enough to get this shot:

LBZ_3253yp.jpg by Lance B

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[cr_wildlife]

Nice to get the pair together !