AY Honors/Parrots and Cockatoos/Answer Key
The Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris, is a cockatoo native to Australia. Species are mostly white, with a pink face and forehead. They also have faintly pink feathers on the breast and belly, and yellow on the underside of the wings and tail. The birds have a long white beak, which is used to dig for roots and seeds.
Long-billed Corellas measure about 40cm in length and have a wingspan of about 80-90cm.
The species has a small distribution, and usually inhabits woodlands, river banks and farming land, though it is not uncommon in urban areas.
Corellas as Pets
Long-billed Corellas are also popular as pets in many parts of Australia. Although they were once uncommon as pets, their population has stabilised in the last decade.
References
- Template:IUCN2006 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 1-876334-78-9)
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) website - Threats to wild bird populations
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