- Cacatua sanguinea
Identification
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.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Watercourses and where seeding grasses are found
Behaviour
Diet includes seeds of cereal crops such as wheat and barley.
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.
Breeding pairs nest in large colonies, and several nests may be found in the same tree.
