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[[Image:Little_Corella.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by IanC <br/>Photo taken:Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia ]]
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[[Image:Little_Corella.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''gymnopis''. Photo by {{user|IanC|IanC}} <br />Port Macquarie, [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]]]
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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36 to 39 cm. Mostly white, fleshy blue eye-ring and a pale rose-pink patch between the eye and bill. Sulphur-yellow wash on the underwing and under tail. The sexes are similar in plumage, and young birds look like the adults.  
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36 to 39 cm
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*Plumage mostly white
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*eye-ring fleshy, blue
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*patch between the eye and bill pale rose-pink
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*underwing and under tail with sulphur-yellow wash
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Adults and young birds look alike.
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===Similar Species===
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[[Western Corella]] and [[Long-billed Corella]] in Perth area / South Western Australia (where introduced). See the entries for these species for differences.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Australia]]
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[[Australasia]], [[Indonesia]]<br />
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[[Papua New Guinea]]
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'''Australia''': [[New South Wales]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]], [[Western Australia]], [[Melanesia]]<br />
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[[Image:MG 2686 BF.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|fthsm|fthsm}}<br />Mason Park, Sydney, [[Australia]], October 2008]]
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Introduced to Perth area where regularly misidentified as [[Western Corella]]. Introduced to South-east [[Asia]] and escaped pets can be found virtually anywhere in the world.
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 5 subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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*''C. s. transfreta'': Lowlands of southern [[New Guinea]]. [underwings and undertail brownish yellow.]
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*''C. s. sanguinea'': North-western [[Western Australia]] and [[Northern Territory]]. [Lores and bases of head feathers pale pink-orange.]
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*''C. s. westralensis'': [[Western Australia]] (Murchison River region). [Lores and bases of head feathers orange-red underwings and undertail deeper yellow.]
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*''C. s. gymnopis'': Inland central and eastern [[Australia]]. [Lores and bases of head feathers extensively dark pink-orange.]
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*''C. s. normantoni'': North-eastern [[Australia]] (western Cape York Peninsula). [Similar to ''sanguinea'' but smaller]
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Watercourses and where seeding grasses are found
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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==
 
==Behaviour==
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Diet includes seeds of cereal crops such as wheat and barley.  
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Highly gregarious and can form very large flocks.
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====Diet====
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A ground seed-eater.
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====Breeding====
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Monogomous.
  
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A nest is built in a suitable tree hollow, lined with shavings of wood. 2-4 eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents for about 25 days.  
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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.  
 
Breeding pairs nest in large colonies, and several nests may be found in the same tree.  
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====Vocalisation====
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Very noisy. No song as such.
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{{ Audio| Little Corella.mp3 }}
  
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Social calls and squawks<br />Recorded by {{user|Azzy|Azzy}} Gladstone, South Australia. March 2010
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase
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#Wikipedia
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#Birds in Backyards
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#BF Member observations
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{{ref}}
 
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{{GSearch|"Cacatua sanguinea" {{!}} "Little Corella"}}
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=19&bid=148 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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Latest revision as of 12:21, 18 August 2023

Cacatua sanguinea
Subspecies gymnopis. Photo by IanC
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia

Identification

36 to 39 cm

  • Plumage mostly white
  • eye-ring fleshy, blue
  • patch between the eye and bill pale rose-pink
  • underwing and under tail with sulphur-yellow wash

Adults and young birds look alike.

Similar Species

Western Corella and Long-billed Corella in Perth area / South Western Australia (where introduced). See the entries for these species for differences.

Distribution

Australasia, Indonesia
Papua New Guinea Australia: New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Melanesia

Photo by fthsm
Mason Park, Sydney, Australia, October 2008

Introduced to Perth area where regularly misidentified as Western Corella. Introduced to South-east Asia and escaped pets can be found virtually anywhere in the world.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 5 subspecies [1]:

  • C. s. transfreta: Lowlands of southern New Guinea. [underwings and undertail brownish yellow.]
  • C. s. sanguinea: North-western Western Australia and Northern Territory. [Lores and bases of head feathers pale pink-orange.]
  • C. s. westralensis: Western Australia (Murchison River region). [Lores and bases of head feathers orange-red underwings and undertail deeper yellow.]
  • C. s. gymnopis: Inland central and eastern Australia. [Lores and bases of head feathers extensively dark pink-orange.]
  • C. s. normantoni: North-eastern Australia (western Cape York Peninsula). [Similar to sanguinea but smaller]

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

  1. 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/
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. Birds in Backyards
  5. BF Member observations

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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