Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Cacatuidae
Genus
Cacatua
eBird Code
litcor2

Vocalizations

James Ray · CC0_1_0
Jono · CC_BY_4_0
stevel99 · CC0_1_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Cacatua sanguinea gymnopis

    inland and southern Australia (Pilbara region, western Australia, central and eastern Australia south of northern Northern Territory and northern Queensland) including Tasmania and Kangaroo Island, off South Australia

  • Cacatua sanguinea normantoni

    northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)

  • Cacatua sanguinea sanguinea

    northwestern Australia (Kimberley region, northwestern Western Australia, to south of Gulf of Carpentaria)

  • Cacatua sanguinea transfreta

    lowlands of southern New Guinea

  • Cacatua sanguinea westralensis

    southwestern Australia (Geraldton to Esperance)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.