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Revision as of 12:25, 5 April 2021
- Cacatua sanguinea
Identification
36 to 39 cm
- Plumage mostly white
- Fleshy blue eye-ring
- Pale rose-pink patch between the eye and bill
- Sulphur-yellow wash on the underwing and under tail
Adults and young birds look alike
Distribution
Australasia, Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Melanesia
Introduced to South-east Asia and escaped pets can be found virtually anywhere in the world.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- C. s. transfreta:
- Lowlands of southern New Guinea
- C. s. sanguinea:
- North-western Western Australia and Northern Territory
- C. s. westralensis:
- Western Australia (Murchison River region)
- C. s. gymnopis:
- Inland central and eastern Australia
- C. s. normantoni:
- North-eastern Australia (western Cape York Peninsula)
Habitat
Open land, timbered watercourses, grassland, crops, bushes and scrub of all descriptions, including mangroves, native cypress, cliffs; urban and suburban areas. Always near water.
Behaviour
Highly gregarious and can form very large flocks.
Diet
A ground seed-eater.
Breeding
Monogomous
A nest is built in a tree hollow, lined with wood shavings. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which are incubated by both adults for about 25 days.
Breeding pairs nest in large colonies, and several nests may be found in the same tree.
Vocalisation
Very noisy. No song as such.
Social calls and squawks
Recorded by Azzy Gladstone, South Australia. March 2010
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/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Birds in Backyards
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Corella. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Corella
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