Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea
Described by: Gould (1843)
Alternate common name(s): Bare-eyed Cockatoo, Bare-eyed Corella
Old scientific name(s): Kakatoe sanguinea ...
Little corellas
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Little corellas break into grain stores during harvest time.
The Little Corella congregates in flocks of up to several thousand birds, which often include many Galahs. These cockatoos generally roosts in trees overnight, and fly off to feed in the early morning with an almost deafening screeching.
Little Corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea Gould, 1843
Tanimbar Corella (also Goffin's Cockatoo), Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana Roselaar and Michels, 2004[31]
Solomons Cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii Pucheran, 1853 ...
Cacatua sanguinea (Little corella)
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Flocks of Little Corella and Gallah seem attracted to the seeds wherever the gourds have been crushed by a truck. Two Emu run across the road one behind the other. Later three Red Kangaroos hop across the road and out over the desert.
The upper parts are white, the underparts pink. The Little Corella or Bare-eyed Cockatoo (Cacatua sanguinea) has a small, wide crest and a bare eye-ring. These species are considered pests in Australia because of the damage they do to crops.
Major Mitchell's cockatoos are usually seen in pairs or small groups, sometimes in the company of Galahs and Little Corellas. They rarely congregate in large flocks.
We were continually charmed by flocks of parrots, though I imagine their fantastical raucous squawking might be less charming if you were trying to sleep nearby. These ones, also from Leaning Tree Lagoon, are Cacatua sanguinea (Little Corellas).
 See also: Cockatoo, Galah, Palm cockatoo, Parakeet, Macaw
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