Endemic to the coastal and highland regions of south-eastern Australia, the relatively quiet gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) name originates from an Australian Aboriginal language, and is believed to be an onomatopoeia word created to mimic the bird's unique, creaky, creaking gate or cork-popping call. A parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland, males have a vivid scarlet-red head and wispy crest, while females have a soft dark-grey head with pink and yellow-edged feathers on their bellies.
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