When large flocks are flying they often all screech at one time and can be heard for miles. In some urban areas, such as Brisbane and Sydney, flocks can be seen feeding in parks and playing fields. They’ll fly many miles a day to find food and water. They fly in large flocks that often include other species of birds such as galahs, red-tailed black cockatoos, and sulfur-crested cockatoos. They have also been known to forage for food where farmers store their grain. They are considered pests by farmers since large flocks can completely destroy a crop.
They do not live in heavily forested areas like many other cockatoos. The little corella feeds mainly in grasslands. The long-billed corella is similar in appearance but is larger in size, has an orange band across its throat, and has a longer beak. There is no visible difference between the male and female though the female is often a little smaller in size.
It saggy eyes give it an almost comical appearance. The ring around its eye is blue and larger than on other cockatoos. It also has some blotches of orange/red that contribute to its nickname “the blood-stained corella.” It has a small white crest. It has white plumage with a little pink around the eyes and yellow under its wings. As adults they are around fifteen inches long and weigh anywhere from twelve to twenty ounces.
The little corella is a mid-sized cockatoo. Their feathers are sometimes used for armbands and headbands in traditional ceremonies. It is also known as the short-billed cockatoo, the blood-stained corella, and the bare-eyed cockatoo.The scientific name is Cacatuas anguinea. The little corella is native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
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