Gang-gang Cockatoos are limited to parts of NSW, ACT and VIC in South-Eastern Australia. Much of their habitat was devastated by the 2019/2020 bushfires, and they are now considered endangered (ie: "at high risk of extinction")

We actually know very little about Gang-gang Cockatoos, and there are multiple citizen-scientist projects underway to learn as much s we can to help with conservation. One such project is collecting feathers for DNA analysis: https://www.environment.act.gov.au/nature-conservation/conservation-and-ecological-communities/gang-gang-cockatoo-feather-collection-project

Meanwhile, the Hungry Parrot Project (@[email protected]) is building a picture of what they like to eat in the wild.

Though the name "Gang-gang" is believed to be Aboriginal in origin, we're not sure which Aboriginal language it came from, or what it meant. Sadly, many of those languages are also endangered if not extinct.

Like most parrots, Gang-gang Cockatoos often use their beaks as a third foot for stability when walking along branches.

Final Gang-gang Cockatoo fact for today: They are stunningly beautiful birds, and anyone who says otherwise is some kind of very stupid creature - probably a mammal.