Little corella

Little corella
Blanchetown, South Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Cacatuidae
Genus: Cacatua
Subgenus: Licmetis
Species:
C. sanguinea
Binomial name
Cacatua sanguinea
Gould, 1843
Subspecies

C. s. sanguinea
C. s. normantoni
C. s. transfreta
C. s. gymnopis

The little corella (Cacatua sanguinea), also known as the short-billed corella, bare-eyed cockatoo, blood-stained cockatoo, and little cockatoo is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] It was known as Birdirra among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara.[3] They would keep them as pets, or traditionally cook and eat them. The downy feathers are used in traditional ceremonies and dances where they adorn head and armbands.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Cacatua sanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684813A131915837. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684813A131915837.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Mike Parr; Tony Juniper (2010). Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-3575-4.
  3. ^ "Mystery Bird: Little Corella, Cacatua sanguinea". The Guardian. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation (2005). Garruragan: Yindjibarndi Fauna. Juluwarlu Aboriginal Corporation. p. 9. ISBN 1-875946-54-3.