Long-billed Corellas | Miles To The Wild

The 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.

While 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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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.

Neil Hawkins Park in Joondalup is less than half hour’s drive from Perth and offers excellent birding!

There’s something for everyone, whether you are interested in water birds frolicking on beautiful Lake Joondalup……………………………….

………………………………Pigeons & Kookaburras in the trees…………………………

…………………………..or a chance to see parrot species that aren’t native to Western Australia yet managed to end up here and flourish. Rainbow Lorikeets are native to east coast Australia and Long-billed Corellas are native to the south & eastern coasts of Australia. If you aren’t planning a visit to these areas it’s nice to still be able to enjy these beautiful birds in the wild!