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 rather long white beak, which is uses to dig for roots and seeds.

The species have a small distribution, and usually inhabit woodlands, river banks and farming land.

References

• 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 1876334789)
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) website - Threats to wild bird populations

Cacatuidae | Birds of Australia

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