Cacatua sanguinea
Little Corella at Higgins, ACT
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| Cacatua sanguinea | NedJohnston | 27 Dec 2020 | |
| Cacatua sanguinea | AlisonMilton | 25 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
These photos were taken between 12 May and 4 July 2020. Every afternoon two birds would fly across and land high up in these trees but on at least one occasion there were five birds. I delayed reporting as I was trying to get better photos as I believe at least some of these birds may be cross-bred with Long-billed Corellas.
1 comment
27 Dec 2020
These birds appear to be little corellas however a hybrid between species would not be an unlikely thing in Canberra. Hybrids tend to much stronger red between the beak and eye as well as a little bit of red on the breast. (Little corellas display a pink on the breast when the feathers are ruffled but Long-bills & most hybrids show clear red.) It is possible that some of the birds are hybrids but with ruffled feathers it is hard to tell.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028882-35.237365
- Altitude 617.0m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- 4 Jul 2020 01:57 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
Collections
Species information
- Cacatua sanguinea Scientific name
- Little Corella Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 835.54m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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