The edges of feathers in underparts have edges of yellow or pink. The head and crest is bright red in males, but dark grey in females. However, more recent molecular phylogenetic analysis places it in the Cacatuinae clade, not the Calyptorhynchinae, and having diverged from the palm cockatoo ( Probosciger aterrimus). The gang-gang cockatoo was thought to be a distinctive early offshoot of the Calyptorhynchinae (black) cockatoos. The classification of the gang-gang cockatoo has always been controversial due to the unusual appearance and coloration of the bird, especially its sexual dichromatism.
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The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek kallos meaning "beauty" and kephalē meaning "head". The specific epithet is from Latin fimbriata meaning "fringed". The type locality is the Bass River in the state of Victoria. The gang-gang cockatoo is now the only species placed in the genus Callocephalon that was introduced in 1837 by the French naturalist René Lesson. Grant coined the binomial name Psittacus fimbriatus. In 1803 the British Royal Navy officer James Grant included an illustration of the gang-gang cockatoo in his book describing a voyage to the colony of New South Wales in Australia. The name gang-gang comes from a New South Wales Aboriginal language, probably from one of the coastal languages, although possibly from Wiradjuri. It is easily identified by its distinctive call, which is described as resembling a creaky gate, or the sound of a cork being pulled from a wine bottle. The gang-gang cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory. It ranges throughout south-eastern Australia. Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping (more pronounced and buffy in females), the male has a red head and crest, while the female has a small fluffy grey crest. It is the only species placed in the genus Callocephalon. Oh and as far as powder is concerned, none of my smaller Pois have any powder, and if there is a little, it's certainly far from what a cockatoo will produce, and I think and I believe that holds true for the Capes as well.The gang-gang cockatoo ( Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. The general qualities of the Pois, independent yet willing to "cuddle" some time, relatively quiet, playful and their overall personality suits me very much and the fact that I read the Capes had this in a slightly larger package and the fact that they have that ridiculously cute permanent smile on their beak are part of the reason why I wanted one.
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I love Poicephalus and the Cape was for a long time I bird I dreamed of having but couldn't at the time for many reasons. Although I've read the Rose brested have a tendency to be a bit more independent than the other 'toos, they remain a 'too and I don't particularly want any (the only exception would be one of my mothers, a sulfur crested 'too, who I lived with before and thinks he's an African Grey.) I don't have my Cape yet and certainly don't have a Rose brested 'too either.