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title: "Helmkaketoe"
description: "Callocephalon fimbriatum — Vogels. The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/gang-gang-cockatoo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Helmkaketoe

> Callocephalon fimbriatum — Vogels. The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland.

- Scientific name: *Callocephalon fimbriatum*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 9474
- Wikidata: [Q748861](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748861)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116842](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116842)

## Names

- en: Gang-gang Cockatoo
- de: Helmkakadu
- es: Cacatúa gang-gang
- fr: Cacatoès à tête rouge
- nl: Helmkaketoe
- pt: Cacatua-gang-gang
- pl: Kakadu krasnogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

AU (8644)

## Summary

The gang-gang cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. It is the only species placed in the genus Callocephalon. 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 ranges throughout south-eastern Australia. The gang-gang cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the Australian Capital Territory. It is easily identified by its distinctive call, which is described as resembling a creaky gate, or…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang-gang_cockatoo

## Photo

![Helmkaketoe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gang-gang-cockatoo/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/207539855

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gang-gang-cockatoo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).