Little Corella
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Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
214 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. 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. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Little Corella sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 214 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Galah
LC Endemic

Galah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eolophus roseicapilla

30–40% · Possible
Australian Ringneck
LC Endemic

Australian Ringneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Barnardius zonarius

30–40% · Possible
Cockatiel
LC Endemic

Cockatiel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nymphicus hollandicus

5–10% · With luck
Budgerigar
LC Endemic

Budgerigar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melopsittacus undulatus

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
4 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
8 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
11 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
12 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
13 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
14 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
15 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
16 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
17 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Corella in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 49% of wildlife watchers report a Little Corella sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 214 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Corella in Ningaloo Marine Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Little Corella in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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