Family

Cacatuidae

Description

Habits

Diurnal, Pairs may be permanent and us the same nest in successive years.

Habitat

Grassland Forest Woodland Wetlands, Open country; belts of scrub timber near water; inland waters and fringing forest; floodplains.

Breeding

August to October. Three white eggs. While breeding, silent and secretive in their nesting area, with well-established pair-bonding and nest maintenance rituals.

Parks

Kakadu National Park

Diet

Herbivore, Grass seeds; bulbs and roots.Observed eating Grevillea pteridifolia seed during September.

Details

Common Name: Little Corella Scientific Name: Cacatua sanguinea
Sub Order: Unavailable Order: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves Category: Endemic
Status: Least Concern Size: 355 - 395 mm.

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