Corella (bird)

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 have 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

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