Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)

Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)

French: Cacatoès nasique German: Nasenkakadu Spanish: Cacatúa Picofina
Other common names: Slender-billed/Eastern Long-billed Corella, Long-billed/Blood-stained Cockatoo, Cut-throat

Taxonomy: Psittacus tenuirostris Kuhl, 1820, New South Wales.
Alternative genus name Kakatoe now obsolete; official suppression proposed. Formerly considered conspecific with C. pastinator, incorporating C. sanguinea; on current evidence, the three forms probably best considered to constitute three separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Riverina of SC New South Wales, SW Victoria and SE South Australia.

  • Least Concern
  • A bird giving calls Tropical Bird Garden, La Londe-les-Maures, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    Michael C 1 September 2009 12 weeks ago 3
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