Long-Billed Corella by stuart83
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Description
Life has been very busy and I've done hardly any photography, the this is the first time this type of Corella has visited our yard, no really happy with the composition but had about 30 seconds to take the shot before he took off.
Thanks for looking
Stuart
P.S. please copy and past the link below to listen to their call.
http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/cacatua-tenuirostris.mp3
Scientific name: Cacatua tenuirostris
Family: Cacatuidae
Order: Psittaciformes
The scientific name for the genus that includes corellas, Cacatua, comes from the Malay word for a cockatoo: 'kakatuwah'. It means 'a vice', referring to their powerful bills.
Description
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.
Distribution
The Long-billed Corella is normally found only in the extreme south-east of Australia from south-eastern South Australia through western Victoria to southern New South Wales. However, it has established populations in other parts of eastern Australia (probably from escaped cage birds).
Breeding
Long-billed Corellas form monogamous pairs and both parents prepare the nest, incubate the eggs and feed the young. Nests are made in the hollows of large old eucalypts, and sometimes in cavities of loose gravelly cliffs (scoria). The eggs are laid on a lining of decayed wood.
Facts and figures
Minimum size: 38 cm
Maximum size: 41 cm
Average size: 40 cm
Average weight: 567 g
Breeding season: July to December
Clutch size: 1 to 4
Incubation: 24 days
Time in nest: 56 days
Comments (11)
ledwolorz
Beautiful Corella,Fantastic colors,details and light,Wonderful photo.Alex.
erlandpil
Great color and details erland
Levemark
Very good!
babuci
Thight crop what I don't mind at all. Great details and a shadow of the bottlebrush is nicely seen on a white feathered body.
schonee
Beautiful! Lucky you...Great shot!
MrsRatbag
Wow, beautiful bird! Well captured!
durleybeachbum
Well caught! very interesting info and a super shot.
thevolunteer
Beautiful capture. I wonder how they eat with a crooked beak....Aloha
kasalin
Amazing capture, dear Stuart... The colours and composition are superb ... Love it !! Hugs :):):)
mermaid
oh he really has a long beak and a somewhat damaged one...lol
gattone_blu
Excellent shot my friend