Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)

IMG_6665The Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris), or Slender-billed Corella is a cockatoo native to Australia, which is similar in appearance to the Little Corella and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. This species is mostly white, with a reddish-pink face and forehead, and has a long pale beak, which is used to dig for roots and seeds. It has reddish-pink feathers on the breast and belly.

IMG_6657 IMG_6670 IMG_6660While they are normally found in Victoria and New South Wales, small populations of Long-billed Corellas can be found in other areas of Australia usually public parklands in metropolitan areas. They are probably escaped pets or breeder birds.  I saw these birds in Joondalup near Perth.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT LONG-BILLED CORELLAS

Wikipedia

World Parrot Trust

Birdlife

Birds in Backyards

Traveling Australia

VIDEOS

This is the only embeddable video I could find.

This one is longer, more recent and higher quality but since it’s on Vimeo I can’t embed it.  It shows some wonderfully playful behaviour!  Click here.