- Cacatua tenuirostris
Identification
Faint yellow wash on undersides of wings and tail, and orange-red splashes on forehead, throat and an orange-red crescent across its upper breast. The eye ring is pale grey-blue.
The shape of the bill is probably the best distinguishing feature between this and the other white Corellas of Australia.
Distribution
Endemic to Australia with most common in Victoria and nearest areas of neighboring states. Feral populations elsewhere in Australia.
Taxonomy
Some think this species is monotypic; others recognize both tenuirostris and mcallani.
Habitat
Grassy woodlands and grasslands
Behaviour
Diet includes grass seeds, corms, bulbs, roots, insects.
Nests are made in the hollows of large old eucalypts, by both parents who both incubate the eggs and care for the young.
