Long-billed Corella
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Photo © Tim — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #37677201The 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. == Taxonomy == 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". == Description == 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. == Distribution and habitat == The long-billed corella can be found in the wild in…
Nerang National Park
Gold Coast, Australia
+126 birds+13 mammals
Steep subtropical rainforest clads the hinterland ridges of southeast Queensland's Gold Coast, where Nerang National Park sprawls across 34 square kilometres of protected bushland between the…
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Whipstick, Australia
+202 birds+8 mammals
Across the red volcanic plains of inland Victoria, Greater Bendigo National Park sprawls across more than 1,000 square kilometres of eucalyptus woodland, open grassland, and scattered…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
Australia
+229 birds+12 mammals
Granite ridges and eucalyptus woodlands define this 869-square-kilometre park straddling the border between Victoria and New South Wales, where rugged terrain rises sharply from gentler foothill…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKinglake National Park
Australia
+164 birds+11 mammals
Where the volcanic plains of central Victoria rise into forested ridges, Kinglake National Park encompasses roughly 844 square kilometres of diverse habitat that represents one of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLower Glenelg National Park
Australia
+161 birds+12 mammals
Where the Glenelg River carves through southeastern Victoria's limestone country, Lower Glenelg National Park unfolds across nearly 800 square kilometres of river gorge, eucalypt woodland, and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBudj Bim National Park
Australia
+137 birds+7 mammals
Across southwestern Victoria's volcanic plains, Budj Bim National Park preserves a landscape shaped by ancient lava flows and Indigenous land stewardship spanning millennia. The park's 184…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSpringbrook National Park
Australia
+195 birds+25 mammals
Subtropical rainforest meets open eucalypt woodland across a mountainous terrain where the McPherson Range rises sharply from the Queensland coast, creating a patchwork of microclimates and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLamington National Park
Australia
+227 birds+24 mammals
Where subtropical rainforest rises steeply from the Queensland coast, Lamington National Park spreads across 541 square kilometres of one of Australia's most biodiverse mountain landscapes. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSydney Harbour National Park
Sydney, Australia
+203 birds+26 mammals
Where Sydney Harbour's sheltered waters meet the sandstone headlands of New South Wales, a mosaic of coastal heathland, eucalyptus woodland and rocky shores creates one of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRoyal National Park
Sydney, Australia
+296 birds+46 mammals
Where sandstone ridges plunge toward the Tasman Sea, Royal National Park unfolds across 343 square kilometres of southeastern Australian coastal wilderness. The park's defining character emerges…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLittle Desert National Park
Australia
+200 birds+11 mammals
Across northwestern Victoria's semi-arid interior, sandstone ridges and heathland plateaus rise from red earth in a landscape sculpted by fire and drought rather than water. Little…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBelair National Park
Adelaide, Australia
+126 birds+18 mammals
Eucalyptus woodland and native shrubland cloak the low hills of this Adelaide park, where ancient quartzite ridges rise above the plains of South Australia's densest metropolitan…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCleland National Park
Australia
+127 birds+14 mammals
Eucalypt woodlands rise and fall across Adelaide's nearby hills, where Cleland National Park sprawls across some twenty square kilometres of native South Australian bushland. The terrain…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOnkaparinga River National Park
Adelaide, Australia
+126 birds+16 mammals
Where the Onkaparinga River winds through the Adelaide Hills and down toward the coastal plain, a mosaic of eucalyptus woodland, riparian corridors, and open grassland creates…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNaracoorte Caves National Park
Australia
+116 birds+12 mammals
Beneath the grassy limestone plains of southeastern South Australia lies one of the Southern Hemisphere's most significant underground landscapes. Naracoorte Caves National Park encompasses a mosaic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMorton National Park
Australia
+253 birds+57 mammals
Across nearly 4,800 square kilometers of New South Wales's Southern Tablelands, rugged sandstone plateaus rise above sheltered valleys where cool-climate eucalypt woodland meets grassy heath and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Eildon National Park
Australia
+119 birds+8 mammals
Across the rippled waters and wooded shorelines of central Victoria's sprawling reservoir system, Lake Eildon National Park encompasses nearly 870 square kilometres of transformed landscape where…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlass House Mountains National Park
Australia
+151 birds+8 mammals
Conical peaks of volcanic origin rise dramatically from the coastal lowlands of southeastern Queensland, their weathered slopes cloaked in eucalyptus woodland and open sclerophyll forest that…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBribie Island National Park
Brisbane, Australia
+284 birds+20 mammals
Across tidal flats and shallow waterways north of Brisbane, Bribie Island National Park spreads across nearly four hundred square kilometres of subtropical coastal wilderness—a patchwork of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWilsons Promontory National Park
Australia
+210 birds+21 mammals
Where granite headlands plunge toward Bass Strait, Wilson's Promontory National Park sprawls across nearly 1,300 square kilometers of southeastern Victoria's most rugged coastal wilderness. The park's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGreat Sandy National Park
Australia
+306 birds+40 mammals
Where coastal dunes rise inland from the Queensland coastline, Great Sandy National Park encompasses a landscape of remarkable ecological diversity shaped by subtropical humid conditions year-round.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNoosa National Park
Marcus Beach, Australia
+216 birds+8 mammals
Subtropical eucalypt woodland and open forest meet coastal heathland along the Noosa Peninsula, where the temperate waters of the Tasman current moderate the Queensland climate into…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBlue Mountains National Park
Australia
+220 birds+43 mammals
Dramatic sandstone cliffs rise in tiers across this mountainous plateau west of Sydney, their rust-coloured faces weathered into amphitheatres and gorges where eucalyptus forest clings to…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKosciuszko National Park
Australia
+211 birds+52 mammals
Where the Great Dividing Range reaches its highest peaks in southeastern Australia, Kosciuszko National Park encompasses a landscape of windswept plateaus, rocky ridges, and deep river…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBouddi National Park
Gosford, Australia
+147 birds+17 mammals
Sandstone ridges rise sharply from the Tasman Sea along the central New South Wales coast, their weathered faces etched by millennia of salt spray and storm…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKu-ring-gai Chase National Park
Sydney, Australia
+216 birds+39 mammals
Where Hawkesbury sandstone cliffs plunge toward sheltered bays and creeks, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park unfolds across rugged terrain just north of Sydney, a mosaic of eucalyptus…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBen Boyd National Park
Eden, Australia
+255 birds+47 mammals
Where the temperate forests of the far south coast meet towering sea cliffs, Ben Boyd National Park unveils one of New South Wales' most dramatic coastal…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGrampians National Park
Australia
+214 birds+18 mammals
Where sandstone ridges rise above the Western District of Victoria, Grampians National Park unfolds across rolling terrain sculpted by ancient geology and sustained by a temperate…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGreat Otway National Park
Australia
+255 birds+42 mammals
Temperate rainforest and wet eucalyptus woodland cloak the ridges and gullies of Victoria's Great Otway National Park, where persistent moisture and mild year-round temperatures sustain a…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPort Campbell National Park
Port Campbell, Australia
+170 birds+7 mammals
Dramatic sea cliffs rise from churning waters along Victoria's southwestern coast, where sandstone and limestone formations tower over a hundred metres above the Southern Ocean. Port…
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