Birds found in Sedgwick, North Harcourt and surrounding districts
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Long-billed Corella
- Cacatua tenuirostris
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The Long-billed Corella is a medium-sized white cockatoo with a short crest (not always visible) and short tail, stocky body and a distinctive long upper mandible to its bill. There is a faint yellowish wash on the undersides of its wings and tail, and orange-red splashes on its forehead, throat and an orange-red crescent across its upper breast. The eye ring is pale grey-blue. It is a conspicuous and gregarious species, often seen foraging in large flocks on the ground.
- http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=70
- http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/factsheets/audio/cacatua-tenuirostris.mp3
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Long-billed Corella
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The Long-billed Corella is a medium-sized white cockatoo with a short crest (not always visible) and short tail, stocky body and a distinctive long upper mandible to its bill. There is a faint yellowish wash on the undersides of its wings and tail, and orange-red splashes on its forehead, throat and an orange-red crescent across its upper breast. The eye ring is pale grey-blue. It is a conspicuous and gregarious species, often seen foraging in large flocks on the ground.
- Cacatua tenuirostris
- 272
- 38-40cm
- The screechers
- http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/sites/www.birdsinbackyards.net/files/factsheets/audio/cacatua-tenuirostris.mp3
- http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=70
- http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/long-billed-corella