Little corella / Nacktaugenkakadu (Cacatua sanguinea)

Little corella. 2007-12-22 16.51.12 Australia
Classification: Genus Cacatua; Family Cockatoos (Cacatuidae)
General: The little corella (Cacatua sanguinea), also known as the short-billed corella, bare-eyed cockatoo, blood-stained cockatoo, and little cockatoo is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea.^[2] It was known as Birdirra among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara. They would keep them as pets, or traditionally cook and eat them. The downy feathers are used in traditional ceremonies and dances where they adorn head and armbands.^[3] [more]

First documented observation : 2007-12-22 in Australia.