Cacatua sanguinea
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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. It was known as Birdirra among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara. 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.
The first recorded description of the species was by English ornithologist John Gould in 1843. The little corella is a small white cockatoo growing to 35–41 cm (14–16 in) in length and weighs 370–630 g (13–22 oz), with a mean weight of 525 g (1.157 lb). It is similar in appearance to both the long-billed corella and the western corella, but the little corella is smaller, and unlike either of those species, it has upper and lower mandibles of similar length. It is easily distinguished from the long-billed corella by the lack of an orange throat bar. C. s. normantoni... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 18 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orana Wildlife Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Oasis Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Parc zoologique et forestier Michel-Corbasson | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Indianapolis Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Lisbon Zoo | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 6 | Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center | 🇵🇭 Philippines | |
| 7 | Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Alipore Zoological Gardens | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Millcreek Bird Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 12 | Castellar Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Mote Marine Laboratory | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Bird Kingdom | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Campbelltown Forest of Wild Birds | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 16 | Caversham Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Schwanenkolonie | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Corella sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 1,480 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, September and November–January
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Little Corella in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 50% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 180 mm of rain a month against almost none in August. February has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Corella sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Little Corella sightings, Kakadu National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (Australia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Corella is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (1,480 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
