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Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea

Described by: Gould (1843)
Alternate common name(s): Bare-eyed Cockatoo, Bare-eyed Corella
Old scientific name(s): Kakatoe sanguinea

Photographs

near Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia - Date unknown © Bruce Michael  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Australia - Aug, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia - Mar, 2006 © Arthur Grosset  Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia - Mar, 2006 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Ex. s. New Guinea, nw. and interior Australia;
Two populations;
(1) S. New Guinea (Trans-fly region).
(2) Nw. and n. Australia (n. Western Australia and n. Northern Territory (Fogg Dam).
(3) Ne. Australia (nw. Queensland along the e. coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and w. Cape York Peninsula).
(4) Wc. Australia.
(5) Ec. Australia (e. and se. South Australia, se. Northern Territory, sw. and c. Queensland, w. New South Wales and nw. Victoria).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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