Corella (bird)

Short description: Subgenus of birds

Corella

Little corella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Psittaciformes
Family:  | Cacatuidae
Genus:  | Cacatua
Subgenus:  | Licmetis
Species

6, see text

Licmetis is a subgenus of the white cockatoos (genus Cacatua). They are collectively known as corellas in Australia. Three of the six species are primarily – or only – found in Australia, while the Philippines , Indonesia, and the Solomons each have an endemic species. They are relatively small cockatoos and – unlike the members of the subgenus Cacatua – all have pale bills. While most show yellow-tinged underwings and some red to the face, none has conspicuously coloured crests.

## Species

* Long-billed corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) tenuirostris
* Western corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator
* Muir's corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator pastinator
* Butler's corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) pastinator butleri
* Little corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) sanguinea
* Red-vented cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) haematuropygia
* Tanimbar corella, Cacatua (Licmetis) goffiniana
* Solomons cockatoo, Cacatua (Licmetis) ducorpsii

## References

A long-billed corella perching on a tree stump

* Brown, D. M., and Toft, C. A. (1999). Molecular systematics and biogeography of the cockatoos (Psittaciformes: Cacatuidae). Auk 116(1): 141–157.
* Juniper, T., and Parr, M. (1998). A Guide to the Parrots of the World. Pica Press, East Sussex. ISBN 1-873403-40-2

Little corella on nest. Near Tibooburra, NSW

Wikidata ☰ Q5170252 entry

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