Cacatua tenuirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The long-billed corella, also known as long-billed cockatoo or slender-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris), is a cockatoo native to Australia, which is similar in appearance to the little corella. 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.
The long-billed corella does not have any recognized subspecies. The first formal written description was by German naturalist Heinrich Kuhl in 1820. It is one of several related species of cockatoos called corellas and classified in the subgenus Licmetis within the genus Cacatua, members of which are known as "white cockatoos".
The adult long-billed corella measures from 38 to 41 cm in length, has a wingspan around 80–90 cm, and averages 567 g in weight. It has a long, bone-coloured beak, and a rim of featherless, bluish skin around the eyes. The plumage is predominantly white with reddish feathers around the eyes and lores. The underside of the wings and tail feathers are tinged with yellow.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Indianapolis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 5 | Fresno Chaffee Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | East Coast Natureworld | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 8 | Australian Reptile Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Jardin zoologique tropical | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Billabong Koala and Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Koala Park Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Tralaga Wildlife park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Bioparc Genève | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 14 | Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Caversham Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Corella sighting in Sydney on a given day, based on 1,169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Corella in Sydney on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-billed Corella sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Long-billed Corella sightings, Sydney ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Melbourne (Australia, about 20%) and Perth (Australia, about 10%).
Same genus: Cacatua
The closest relatives of the Long-billed Corella that you can see in Sydney (genus Cacatua, White Cockatoos and Corellas) are Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (about 60%) and Little Corella (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-billed Corella is recorded against all the birds logged in Sydney (1,169 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
