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Sighting 4247022

Cacatua tenuirostris

Long-billed Corella at Mittagong, NSW

Cacatua tenuirostris at Mittagong, NSW - 8 Oct 2018 12:00 AM
Cacatua tenuirostris at Mittagong, NSW - 8 Oct 2018 12:00 AM
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Identification history

Cacatua tenuirostris 5 Jan 2020 natureguy
Cacatua sanguinea 4 Jan 2020 JanHartog

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4 comments

natureguy wrote:
   5 Jan 2020
Hi Jan, this is a Long-billed Corella.

1. It has a long upper mandible.
2. It has a large amount of red on the face.

Luke
JanHartog wrote:
   5 Jan 2020
Hi Luke
I think you are right. I thought the range was more southern NSW.
Thanks Jan
natureguy wrote:
   5 Jan 2020
Long-billed Corellas have a natural range in southeastern SA, western Vic and the Riverina area of southwestern NSW and have been significantly expanding their natural range in recent times. But with the help of humans there are also now feral/introduced populations in all Australian states (Perth, Alice Springs, Tasmania and along the NSW-QLD coast extending inland to Canberra-SH).

There is some debate to whether the population spreading to the NSW coast, southern highlands and Canberra is natural range expansion or introduced birds or both.

You might find the ALA Long-billed Corella page useful, which provides a map of their range.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:9e3f5164-98ed-49bc-964b-cde4aeff6df6

Thanks Luke
JanHartog wrote:
   6 Jan 2020
Thank you for the explanation.

Jan

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  • True Nesting site

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  • Cacatua tenuirostris Scientific name
  • Long-billed Corella Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 727m Recorded at altitude
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