Western Corella (species: Cacatua (Cacatua) pastinator) in Kimberley Coast (Gaia Guide)
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Cacatua (Cacatua) pastinator
Western Corella


©Steve Wilson: Western Corella (Cacatua (Cacatua) pastinator)

©D. Gordon E. Robertson: Western Corella (Cacatua (Cacatua) pastinator) with erect crest

©BiteYourBum.Com Photography on Flickr: Western Corella (Cacatua (Cacatua) pastinator) pair on Busselton Beach and Jetty, Busselton WA Australia

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Psittaciformes
Family Cacatuidae
Genus Cacatua
Species Cacatua (Cacatua) pastinator
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

It is white with a short erectile crest. It has bare blue skin around the eye and salmon-pink lores. The underwing and under-tail plumage is yellow. Its upper mandible is longer than the lower mandible.

Size

  • From 38 cm to 41 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Averaging 90 cm

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Distribution


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