Cacatua sanguinea
Little Corella at Bodalla, NSW
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| Cacatua sanguinea | Liam.m | 28 Sep 2024 | ||
| Cacatua tenuirostris | plants | 22 Sep 2024 |
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6 comments
22 Sep 2024
Hi @plants, I was just wondering what makes you think these are long bills? None of the birds in the image have a particularly long bill and they lack most of the other diagnostic features. Liam
22 Sep 2024
Looked like one had a long bill, not all lb corellas have lots of pink. Now I am not so sure.
23 Sep 2024
I can see what you mean (assuming this is the top bird, which also exhibits a little more pink), but I wouldn’t be willing to call any of these birds a Long-bill (potentially the top bird could be a hybrid but it’s more likely to be the lighting). You’re correct in saying that the amount of red varies, but Long bills always have at least a band on the forehead and some in the throat, which none of these birds possess. It’s also probably important to note that they are seldom reported from the south coast (aside from a few locations).
28 Sep 2024
I’ve discussed it with Luke (one of the other moderators) as well, and he agrees that they all look good for Little Corella, so I think it’d be best to leave it as such until proven otherwise
Location information
- Coordinates 150.049763-36.086825
- Places Bodalla, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Sep 2024 07:14 PM Recorded on
- plants Recorded by
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Species information
- Cacatua sanguinea Scientific name
- Little Corella Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 835.54m Recorded at altitude
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