Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
CACATUIDAE
Genus
Eolophus
Species
roseicapilla
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Galah
Alternate name
Eastern Galah, Rose-breasted Cockatoo
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Very common and widespread; not indigenous.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Known location
Other locality
Very common and widespread in parks, farmland and other human-made habitats; not indigenous to the Gold Coast. Native to inland Australia.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
True
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Woodland, grassland, paddocks, footpaths.
Specific ecology
Needs short grassland to forage in.
Habitat
Habitat comment
An inland bird that has colonises coastal districts following forest clearing.
Threats
Management
Of no conservation significance.
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
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Active season
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