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  Long-billed Corella ( Cacatua tenuirostris )



Long-billed Corella | Cacatua tenuirostris photo
Long-billed Corella

Photograph by Julian Robinson. Some rights reserved.

Long-billed Corella | Cacatua tenuirostris photo
Long-billed Corella

Photograph by Julian Robinson. Some rights reserved.




LONG-BILLED CORELLA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Cacatua tenuirostris in Australia

Description
The Long-billed Corella is a white cockatoo with long whitish bill. It has orange-red markings across forehead and across the throat. It has a small crest that is usually folded flat. There is a faint yellowish tinge on the undersides of the wings and tail. The eye ring is pale grey-blue.

Other Names
Slender-billed Cockatoo

Size
36-41cm. The Long-billed Corella is larger than the Little Corella

Environment
open forests and woodlands, grasslands, farm crops

Food
grass seeds, corms, roots, insects, grubs.

Breeding
nests in hollow of large tree. 1- 4 white eggs

Range
south-eastern South Australia through western Victoria to southern New South Wales.



Classification
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Cacatuidae
Genus:Cacatua
Species:tenuirostris
Common Name:Long-billed Corella