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Little Corella

Cacatua sanguinea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
824 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
January 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 →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Little Corella sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 824 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
LC

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacatua galerita

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC Endemic

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calyptorhynchus banksii

50–60% · Likely
Red-collared Lorikeet
LC Endemic

Red-collared Lorikeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichoglossus rubritorquis

40–50% · Likely
Red-winged Parrot
LC

Red-winged Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aprosmictus erythropterus

20–30% · Possible
Varied Lorikeet
LC Endemic

Varied Lorikeet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psitteuteles versicolor

10–20% · With luck
Northern Rosella
LC Endemic

Northern Rosella

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platycercus venustus

5–10% · With luck
Galah
LC Endemic

Galah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eolophus roseicapilla

5–10% · With luck
Cockatiel
LC Endemic

Cockatiel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nymphicus hollandicus

Insufficient data
Budgerigar
LC Endemic

Budgerigar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melopsittacus undulatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Kakadu National Park?

About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Little Corella sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 824 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Corella in Kakadu National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Little Corella in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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