Little Corella ( Cacatua sanguinea )

Little Corella photographed at Currumbin Sanctuary, Gold Coast, Australia.

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Little Corella

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Flock of Little Corellas in Brisbane

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Little Corella

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LITTLE CORELLA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Cacatua sanguinea in Australia

Description
The Little Corella is a white cockatoo with very small crest. Has pink throat feathers. It is smaller than the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.

Other Names
Short-billed Cockatoo

Size
35 - 40cm (about same size as Galah)

Habitat
Open countryside near water (creeks, dams).

Food
fruit, seeds, nuts, berries, plant shoots and roots, grubs.

Breeding
nests in hollow tree. 3-4 white eggs

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Cacatuidae
Genus:	Cacatua
Species:	sanguinea
Common Name:	Little Corella

Relatives in same Genus
  Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (C. galerita)
  Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (C. leadbeateri)
  Western Corella (C. pastinator)
  Galah (C. roseicapilla)
  Long-billed Corella (C. tenuirostris)