Saturday, 16 January 2010

Little Corellas

Posted by Vicki at 10:30
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5 comments:

  1. Chuck Pefley16 January 2010 at 13:59

    A very interesting bird. Is it related to the parrot?

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  2. Vicki16 January 2010 at 15:30

    Hi Chuck: The Little Corella belongs to the cockatoo family, which is a parrot. It’s often seen flocking with its bigger cousin the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo: eucalypthabitat.blogspot.com/2008/12/charlie-cockatoo.htm

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  3. Joan Elizabeth16 January 2010 at 21:25

    I saw those by the river on my last Sweet Wayfaring trip and was wondering what they were .. . initially mistook them for cockatoos then realised they were missing the sulphur crest ... you saved me looking up the bird book.

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  4. Julie17 January 2010 at 13:07

    There is a version of Corella that makes a good tame bird, if there be such a creature.

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  5. Vicki18 January 2010 at 10:58

    Joan Elizabeth: There’s also a Long-billed Corella, which is slightly larger than the Little Corella. It has bright orange-red head patches and orange-red markings on its breast.

    Julie: I’m guessing you mean tame as in caged as pets. It breaks my heart to see wild birds in captivity. Especially large cockatoos in small cages. I wish there were a law against it.

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