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Western Corella

(Cacatua pastinator)
Alternate name(s): "Western Long-billed Corella", "Muir's Corella" (nominate race pastinator)
Aboriginal name(s): "manyt", "manatj" "nganarra", "binadji"

Size: 40-48 cm
Weight: 560-815 g

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Description     Classification     Distribution     Sightings     Photos     Breeding     Nest     Eggs     Behaviour     Food     Call/s

Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Western Corella at Wikipedia .

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Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

Race "derbyi"

ADULT

Sex unknown

Lateral/ventral view of two Western Corellas (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

Western Corellas studying the photographer (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

Close-up near-dorsal view of a Western Corella (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of two Western Corellas (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

"Western Corella tree" (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

Lateral/near-dorsal comparison between a Western Corella, right, and a Little Corella (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, August 2022]

Lateral view of a Western Corella launching itself into the air; this shows very clearly the pinkish tint on the front, from the head down to the undertail coverts, while the underwings and the undertail are pale-yellow (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

Part of a flock of Western Corellas in flight (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dalwallinu, 250 km NE of Perth, WA, January 2016]

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD)

Lateral view of an old and/or sick Western Corella (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, May 2021]

Near-dorsal view of an old and/or sick Western Corella (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, May 2021]

Dorsal view of an old and/or sick Western Corella (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, May 2021]

Behaviour

Like all hollow-nesting species in which the female takes on all the incubation duties and is therefore entirely reliant on the male for food, Western Corellas have elaborate bonding rituals, in which the male has to prove his mettle, such as allo-preening, bringing gifts and feeding the female.

Male Western Corella, left, bringing his partner an offering of eucalypt seeds (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, May 2021]

Male Western Corella, left, feeding his partner (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, May 2021]

Food, Diet

Lateral view of a Western Corella feeding on buffalo grass clippings (photo courtesy of C. Pears)
[Lake Monger, Perth, WA, May 2021]

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