Glossy Project - Coffs Coast, NSW
The Glossy Project is a citizen science project supporting the bushfire recovery of South-eastern Glossy Black-Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus lathami lathami, a.k.a. “Glossies”) and their habitat on the Coffs Coast in NSW (see map below).
It aims to secure local populations of Glossies by:
- training citizen scientists to identify and collect data on Glossies and their feed trees;
- using data to identify priorities for Glossy habitat management; and
- working with the community and other environmental organisations to protect, enhance and restore foraging habitat for Glossies.
The Glossy Project (Coffs Coast, NSW) is a partnership between BirdLife Australia and the NSW Government’s Saving our Species program. It builds on the work of the Great Glossy Count and is designed to expand over time, using data collected by citizen scientists to plan project activities in successive years.
Photo: Jayden Gunn
Coffs Coast Glossy Count
The Coffs Coast Glossy Count was a citizen science event held on the Coffs Coast in NSW, during the last weekend of October (Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 October) 2022.
In 2023 the Coffs Coast Glossy Count will be part of the Great Glossy Count. This is a citizen science event which collects data across the entire distribution of the South-eastern Glossy Black-Cockatoo.
The Great Glossy Count will be held across south-east Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT, and Victoria on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September 2023.
Above: Coffs Coast Local Government Areas (LGAs) where the Coffs Coast Glossy Count was held in 2022 (purple).
This project is funded by BirdLife Australia and the NSW Government's Saving our Species program.
