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;[[:Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] pastinator | ;[[:Category:Cacatua|Cacatua]] pastinator | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[Australia]]n endemic only found in Western Australia. | [[Australia]]n endemic only found in Western Australia. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are two subspecies | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | [[Image:Little corella flight D810 300mm DSC1471.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}}<br />Sydney, [[Australia]], November 2014]] | |
| + | There are two subspecies | ||
| + | *''C. p. derbyi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Western Australia]] (Dongara to Moora and Quairading) | ||
| + | *''C. p. pastinator'': | ||
| + | :*South-western Western Australia (Lake Muir and Unicup region) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Near water courses, grassy woodlands and where seeding grasses are found. | Near water courses, grassy woodlands and where seeding grasses are found. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
They feed mainly on the ground; the diet includes cereal grains, grasses and exotic weeds, bulbs and germinating cereals, insects and their larvae. | They feed mainly on the ground; the diet includes cereal grains, grasses and exotic weeds, bulbs and germinating cereals, insects and their larvae. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
The nest is in a hole in tree, mainly in native Eucalyptus, lined with woodchips. 2 - 3 eggs are laid and are incubated for 22 to 26 days, by both parents. The young are cared for by both parents, and fledge at about 8 weeks. | The nest is in a hole in tree, mainly in native Eucalyptus, lined with woodchips. 2 - 3 eggs are laid and are incubated for 22 to 26 days, by both parents. The young are cared for by both parents, and fledge at about 8 weeks. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cacatua+pastinator}} | {{GSearch|Cacatua+pastinator}} | ||
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=19&bid=149 View more images of this species on the ABID] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=19&bid=149 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cacatua]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cacatua]] | ||
Revision as of 17:13, 12 November 2014
- Cacatua pastinator
Identification
45cm.
- White with orange/red lores
- Bases of feathers on head and mantle down to flanks washed with pink/orange.
- Grey/blue bare eye ring, more extensively beneath the eye.
- Eye dark brown.
- Underparts, under wing and undertail are washed pale yellow
- Slender and horn-coloured hooked bill
- Long upper mandible
- Grey legs and feet.
- Sexes similar.
Distribution
Australian endemic only found in Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are two subspecies
- C. p. derbyi:
- Western Australia (Dongara to Moora and Quairading)
- C. p. pastinator:
- South-western Western Australia (Lake Muir and Unicup region)
Habitat
Near water courses, grassy woodlands and where seeding grasses are found.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed mainly on the ground; the diet includes cereal grains, grasses and exotic weeds, bulbs and germinating cereals, insects and their larvae.
Breeding
The nest is in a hole in tree, mainly in native Eucalyptus, lined with woodchips. 2 - 3 eggs are laid and are incubated for 22 to 26 days, by both parents. The young are cared for by both parents, and fledge at about 8 weeks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Corella. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Corella
