Little Corella
| Little Corella | |
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| In Sydney, Australia | |
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| 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 |
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| Combined Australian range of the Little and Western Corellas (in red). | |
The Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea, also known as the Bare-eyed Cockatoo, is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
The Little Corella grows to 35–41 cm (14–16 in) in length and weighs 370–630 g (13–22 oz), with a mean weight of 525 g (1.16 lb).[1][2] It 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 and late afternoon 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.
It was known as Birdirra among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara. They would keep them as pets, or traditionally cook and eat them. The downy feathers are used in traditional ceremonies and dances where they adorn head and armbands.[3]
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[edit] Behaviour
[edit] Feeding
Little Corellas like to feed on lawns and ovals, searching for seeds in the grass. It bends down and pecks the seed, breaks the stem and swallows the seed.
[edit] Playing
When Little Corellas play, they become very noisy. They have conversations with each other, flies and also shows off. Little Corellas show off by hanging themselves upside-down with their feet, beaks or both. One bird was seen hanging upside-down on two wires with its feet and beak, letting its feet go and climbing up. Then it does it all over again the right way up and upside-down in a spinning motion.
[edit] Various views and plumages
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Flock of Little Corellas at Moomba Gas Fields, S.A. Australia
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Little Corella feeding at Lake Monger
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Pair in Baulkham Hills, Sydney, Australia
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[edit] References
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0849342585.
- ^ [1] (2011).
- ^ Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation (2005). Garruragan: Yindjibarndi Fauna. Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation. p. 9. ISBN 1875-946-543.
- BirdLife International (2004). Cacatua sanguinea. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 6 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)
- http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1153.html
[edit] External links
- World Parrot Trust Parrot Encyclopedia - Species Profiles
- Frostie the dancing cockatooto on YouTube
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