Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea

Coongie Lake, NE SA IMG_9783 20170601 - gymnopsis

Notes: Small, vocal w. an erectile crest. Pink patch (smaller in sanguinea)
in front of the eye. Orbital-patch oval, pale blue-grey. Very conspicuous.
Often forms large, noisy flocks (up to several thousand birds) around water sources.
Roosts in trees, nests in hollows, but primarily feeds on seeds on the ground.

Range from Morcombe©