Little Corella

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Little Corella
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae Subfamily: Cacatuinae Genus: Cacatua Subgenus: Licmetis Species: C. sanguinea
Binomial name
Cacatua sanguinea Gould , 1843
Little Corella range (in red)

The Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea, is a white cockatoo native to Australia; it is sometimes called the Bare-eyed cockatoo.

The Little Corella grows to 36 to 39 cm in length and congregates in flocks of up to several thousand birds, which often include many Galahs. The bird generally roosts in trees overnight, and flies off to feed in the early morning with an almost deafening screeching. It mostly feeds on the ground, eating seeds including cereal crops such as wheat and barley. It is so common that it has become something of a pest throughout much of Australia, and can be destructive to the trees in which it perches, by chewing the bark off smaller twigs.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Cacatua sanguinea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 06 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

• Flegg, Jim. Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide Sydney: Reed New Holland, 2002. (ISBN)