Eolophus roseicapilla
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), less commonly known as the pink and grey cockatoo, galah cockatoo, or rose-breasted cockatoo, is an Australian species of cockatoo and the only member of the genus Eolophus. The galah is adapted to a wide variety of modified and unmodified habitats and is one of Australia's most abundant and widespread bird species. The species is endemic to mainland Australia. It was introduced to Tasmania, where it is now widespread, in the mid-20th century and much more recently to New Zealand.
The term galah is derived from gilaa, a word from the Yuwaalaraay and neighbouring Aboriginal languages spoken in north-western New South Wales. The galah is about 35 cm (14 in) in length, and weighs 270–350 g (10–12 oz). It has a pale silver to grey back, a pale grey rump, a pink face and breast, and a light pink mobile crest. It has a bone-coloured beak, and the bare skin of the eye ring is carunculated. It has grey legs. The sexes appear similar; however, adult birds differ in the colour of the irises; the male has very dark brown (almost black) irises and the female has mid-brown or red irises. Adults are more brightly coloured than... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Rottnest Island | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 19 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 21 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Moscow Zoo | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 3 | Pairi Daiza | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Natura Artis Magistra | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 6 | Le Pal | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Walsrode World Bird Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Zoologic park de Lille | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 9 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Le rocher des aigles | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Taronga Western Plains Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Toronto Zoo | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Shanghai Wild Animal Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 14 | Safari Madrid | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Shanghai Zoo | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 16 | Sedgwick County Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Silesian Zoological Garden | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 18 | Luisenpark | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 19 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 20 | Kyiv Zoo | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | |
| 21 | Burgers' Ocean | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 22 | Bannerghatta Zoo | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Royal Burgers' Zoo | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 24 | Brevard Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 25 | Fort Worth Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 26 | Indianapolis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 27 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 28 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 29 | Mansfield Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 30 | Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 31 | Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 32 | Gembira Loka Zoo | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 33 | Fresno Chaffee Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 34 | Honolulu Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 35 | Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 36 | Ouwehands Dierenpark | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 37 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 38 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 39 | Tiergarten Straubing | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 40 | Biotropica | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 41 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 42 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 43 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 44 | Monkeyland | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 45 | Van Blanckendaell Park | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 46 | Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 47 | Staglands Wildlife Reserve | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 48 | Willowbank Wildlife Reserve | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 49 | Jungle Island | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 50 | Bird Park Steinen | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Galah sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 4,693 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Galah in Sydney on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Galah sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Galah sightings, Sydney ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Perth (Australia, about 50%) and Melbourne (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Galah that you can see in Sydney (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Coconut Lorikeet (about 80%), Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (about 60%) and Little Corella (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Galah is recorded against all the birds logged in Sydney (4,693 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
