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Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris(Kuhl, 1820)
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- Order
- PSITTACIFORMES
- Family
- Cacatuidae
- Genus
- Cacatua
At a glance
The Long-billed Corella is a large bird, about 38–41 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 38–41 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Movement
- Resident
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Long-billed Corella look like?
The Long-billed Corella is a large bird, about 38–41 cm long and weighing 357–718 g, identified by its distinctly long, bone-coloured bill; reddish-pink lores and forehead patch; bare, bluish eye-ring; and pinkish-red wash on upper breast.
The long-billed corella, also known as long-billed cockatoo or slender-billed corella, is a cockatoo native to Australia, which is similar in appearance to the little corella. This species is mostly white, with a reddish-pink face and forehead, and has a long, pale beak, which is used to dig for roots and seeds. It has reddish-pink feathers on the breast and belly.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01
Distinctly long, bone-coloured bill
The upper mandible is notably elongated and slender.
- 02
Reddish-pink lores and forehead patch
A prominent patch of feathers concentrated between the eye and bill.
- 03
Bare, bluish eye-ring
A distinct ring of featherless, bluish-grey skin.
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Pinkish-red wash on upper breast
A variable patch of colour across the chest.
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Long-billed Corella?
The Long-billed Corella is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Tim · Sydney NSW, Australia
Call
graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia
Call
Terra Occ · Cockman St, Warrnambool, VIC, AU
Call
Jason Graham · Tasmania, Seven Mile Beach, TAS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Long-billed Corella eat?
The Long-billed Corella feeds on seeds and corms/tubers, usually foraging in flocks.
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