Long-billed corella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Cacatuidae |
Genus: | Cacatua |
Subgenus: | Licmetis |
Species: | C. tenuirostris
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Binomial name | |
Cacatua tenuirostris (Kuhl, 1820)
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The long-billed corella, also known as long-billed cockatoo or slender-billed corella[2] (Cacatua tenuirostris), is a cockatoo native to Australia, which is similar in appearance to the little corella.[3] This species is mostly white, with a reddish-pink face and forehead, and has a long, pale beak, which is used to dig for roots and seeds. It has reddish-pink feathers on the breast and belly.
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