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Sighting 4228885

Cacatua tenuirostris

2 Long-billed Corella at Hughes, ACT

Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Hughes, ACT - 16 Jun 2019 06:15 PM
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Identification history

Cacatua tenuirostris 4 Aug 2019 ArcherCallaway
Cacatua tenuirostris 22 Jun 2019 LisaH

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User's notes

I think these are the long billed corellas that were mixed with little corellas?

6 comments

Illilanga wrote:
   23 Jun 2019
They may be hybrids, which are sometimes seen in the corella flocks. Ryu, Luke what do you think?
ArcherCallaway wrote:
   23 Jun 2019
I'm inclined to agree hybrid, although it could almost be a full long-billed too. The closer bird it is paired with is probably a normal little.
LisaH wrote:
   23 Jun 2019
I've added a fifth blurry photo of the one bird we thought may have been a long-billed corella (which I think is also the second photo in this post)?
natureguy wrote:
   9 Jul 2019
I think it is most likely a Long-billed Corella as it appears to have a long bill and plenty of red on the face.
natureguy wrote:
   4 Aug 2019
My current ID is:

Long-billed: images 1, 2 and 5 and rear bird in images 3 and 4.

Hybrid or Little: front bird in images 3 and 4.
ArcherCallaway wrote:
   4 Aug 2019
I've confirmed as long-billed.
Front bird in pics 3 and 4 I think is a normal little
The others I still think could be hybrid or pure long-billed. For data purposes, it probably makes more sense to report as a normal long-billed as default in the absence of strong evidence either way for pure/hybrid.

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Species information

  • Cacatua tenuirostris Scientific name
  • Long-billed Corella Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 727m Recorded at altitude
  • 112 images trained Machine learning
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