Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
Western Corella (Cacatua pastinator) - HBW 4, p. 275
French: Cacatoès laboureur
German: Wühlerkakadu
Spanish: Cacatúa Cavadora
Other common names: Western Long-billed Corella
Taxonomy: Licmetis pastinator Gould, 1841, Swan River, Western Australia.
Alternative genus name Kakatoe now obsolete; official suppression proposed. Sometimes considered to include C. sanguinea, and in past was treated as conspecific with C. tenuirostris; on current evidence, the three forms probably best considered to constitute three separate species. Type specimen of race derbyi inadequately labelled and of doubtful origin and locality, since Derby is 1500 km N of the range of this subspecies; the name C. p. butleri Ford, 1987 is available and may well be validated in future. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- derbyi (Mathews, 1916) - northern wheatbelt of Western Australia, between Dongara, Moora and Quairading.
- pastinator (Gould, 1841) - centred around L Muir and Unicup, SW Western Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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side view of single bird in treetop, joined by a second Locality Perup Forest Ecology Centre, Western Australia, Australia (ssp pastinator)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 52 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
two birds calling from roadside tree Locality Perup Forest Ecology Centre, Western Australia, Australia (ssp pastinator)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 52 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
front view of single bird perched in treetop Locality Perup Forest Ecology Centre, Western Australia, Australia (ssp pastinator)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 52 weeks ago 19 sec 3.7 -
three birds calling from roadside tree top Locality Perup Forest Ecology Centre, Western Australia, Australia (ssp pastinator)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 52 weeks ago 27 sec 3.5 -
part of a loose flock of around 500 birds Locality Perup Forest Ecology Centre, Western Australia, Australia (ssp pastinator)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 52 weeks ago 18 sec 3 -
two birds flying, part of a large loose flock of around 500 in the area Locality Perup Forest Ecology Centre, Western Australia, Australia (ssp pastinator)
Martin Kennewell 5 February 2011 52 weeks ago 9 sec 3
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A bird digs into the soil, a very typical behaviour for this species.
Locality Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nicole Bouglouan 3 January 2008 35 weeks ago 3.8 -
The bird digs into the soil with its bill
Locality Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nicole Bouglouan 3 January 2008 35 weeks ago 3.4 -
A bird perched on a branch and looking around
Locality Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Nicole Bouglouan 3 January 2008 35 weeks ago 3.3 -
Adult bird on the ground.
Locality Parrot Park (NOP), Veldhoven, North Brabant Province, Netherlands (ssp pastinator)
Tomasz Doroń 25 June 2009 2 years ago 2.7
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