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Long-billed CorellaAlternate name(s): "Corella*", "Slender-billed Corella", "Long-billed Cockatoo" Size: 38-41 cm Weight: 570 g (average) |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of two Long-billed Corellas
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Lake Newlands, near Apsley, VIC, October 2016]
Long-billed Corellas, together with Galahs, in a dead tree top
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Lake Newlands, near Apsley, VIC, October 2016]
Frontal view of a Long-billed Corella in flight
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Lake Newlands, near Apsley, VIC, October 2016]
Frontal portrait of an adult Long-billed Corella
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, November 2014]
Frontal view of a Long-billed Corella
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill, QLD, August 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Long-billed Corella (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, November 2014]
Two (pair of?) Long-billed Corellas in a eucalypt
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Lake Claremont, Perth, WA, January 2015]
Two (pair of?) Long-billed Corellas in a eucalypt
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Lake Claremont, Perth, WA, January 2015]
Two (pair of?) Long-billed Corellas on the point of departure
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Lake Claremont, Perth, WA, January 2015]
Near-frontal view of a Long-billed Corella scaring the wits out of a
Pied Currawong
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, November 2014]
Lateral view of a Long-billed Corella (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, November 2013]
Near-dorsal view of a Long-billed Corella
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill, QLD, August 2018]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Communal | Mobility: Dispersive | Elementary unit: Flock |
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Seeds | Dependents: Regurgitated seeds | Water intake: Daily |
Like basically all cockatoos, Long-billed Corellas are seed-eaters, where seeds include those in cones and nut-like fruit.
Near-frontal view of a Long-billed Corella feeding on plant material
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill, QLD, August 2018]
Lateral view of Long-billed Corellas feeding on plant material
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill, QLD, August 2018]