Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 13:35 
A Galah is a common Graden bird in Canbarra. Image by Wayne ButterworthIf sulphur-crested cockatoos weren't so fussy about nesting sites they'd probably replace galahs as Canberra's most abundant bird species.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 1:50 
We might take them for granted, but galahs could be potential tourist attractions. Photo: David Cook
Australia should forget beaches and bikini-clad models as tourist drawcards, and promote the country as a land of parrots to rival the Amazon, a leading tourism expert says.
Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 7:57 
Gang gang cockatoo. Photo: Leo 0ystercatcherBIRDWATCHERS are being encouraged to keep an eye out for one of Hornsby’s most distinctive residents.
Hornsby Council wants residents to report sightings of the gang-gang cockatoo, which has a scarlet head and slate-grey body.
The council’s environmental scientist Alex Fraser said the bird’s habitat was mainly in the Pennant Hills, Thornleigh, Beecroft, Epping and Cheltenham areas. Similar in size to a galah, they have a call resembling a creaky hinge.
Gang gang cockatoos predominantly feed on plants, fruits, berries, insects and larvae.
Monday, April 18, 2011 at 3:10 
The palm cockatoo, a large species of parrot from Papua New Guinea and Australia, has been dethroned as the common ancestor of the cockatoo family by a new genetic study that has redrawn the family's evolutionary history. Photo: lil moe72SYDNEY: In a study that could dissuade breeders from illegally smuggling parrot eggs, the DNA code of the cockatoo mitochondrial genome has been pieced together, revealing the surprising evolutionary history of these large, native Australasian birds.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 8:34 
Never judge a cockatoo by its colour, say researchers. Image by sunphloSome black cockatoos are more closely related to white cockatoos than we think, according to a new genetic study by Australian researchers.
Callocephalon fimbriatum - Gang-gang Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii - Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus baudinii - Baudin Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus funereus - Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus latirostris - Carnaby's Cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla - Galah, Probosciger aterrimus - Palm Cockatoo | in Research 
