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==1. Name 15 species of parrot and five species of cockatoo that are common to Australia and be able to identify them from real life or pictures. ==
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| name = Long-billed Corella
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==2. Name two species of parrot that builds its nest in a termite mound and tell where each is found. ==
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| status = LC
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==3. Where in Australia would you find each of the following and describe the natural diet of each. ==
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| image = Longbilledcorella.jpg
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===a. Long Billed Corella===  
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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===b. Great Palm Cockatoo===
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
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===c. Gang Gang Cockatoo ===
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| classis = [[Bird|Aves]]
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==4. Which three species of cockatoo are known as the most rare? ==
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| ordo = [[Psittaciformes]]
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==5. Which is the largest species in the Rosella family? Where does it come from and what is its usual food? ==
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| familia = [[Cacatuidae]]
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==6. Every State of Australia has a Rosella that is common to that State. Some are found in more than one State but there is one that is commonly associated with your State. Which is it? ==
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| subfamilia = [[Cacatuinae]]
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==7. When the Eclectus parrot was first found it was thought that the Male and Female were of different species. Why was this? Where are they found and what is their usual diet? ==
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| genus = ''[[Cacatua]]''
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==8. What Australian cockatoo is regarded as the most beautiful in the world? Describe what it looks like and where it is found. ==
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| subgenus = ''[[Licmetis]]''
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==9. Name four different Lorikeets and tell why they all have brush tongues.==
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| species = '''''C. tenuirostris'''''
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==10. Be able to describe the nest of any one of the above parrots or cockatoos and also tell the color of the egg. ==
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| binomial = Cacatua tenuirostris
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==11. Make a list of all the parrots and cockatoos that are common to your area.==
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| binomial_authority = [[Heinrich Kuhl|Kuhl]], [[1820]]
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| range_map = Bird range long-billed corella.png
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| range_map_width = 150px
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| range_map_caption = Long-billed Corella range (in red)
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The '''Long-billed Corella''', ''Cacatua tenuirostris'', is a [[cockatoo]] native to [[Australia]]. Species are mostly white, with a pink face and forehead. They also have faintly pink feathers on the breast and belly, and yellow on the underside of the wings and tail. The birds have a long white beak, which is used to dig for roots and [[seed]]s.  
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Long-billed Corellas measure about 40cm in length and have a wingspan of about 80-90cm and averages 640g in weight.
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The species can be found in the wild around western Victoria and southern New South Wales. Feral populations have sprung up in [[Sydney]] and [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] from the release of unwanted birds. This has serious implications in Western Australia where they may hybridize with the endangered southern race of the [[Western Corella]].
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== Corellas as Pets ==
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Long-billed Corellas are also popular as pets in many parts of Australia. Although they were once uncommon as pets, their population has stabilised in the last decade. This may be due to their amazing ability to mimic words and whole sentences to near perfection. The long-billed corella has been labeled the best "talker" of the Australian Cockatoos, and even other native (Psittacines?)
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book|{{SUBPAGENAME}}]]
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47943|title=Cacatua tenuirostris|downloaded=06 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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* Flegg, Jim. ''Birds of Australia: Photographic Field Guide'' Sydney: Reed New Holland, [[2002]]. (ISBN 1-876334-78-9)
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*[http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/advice/endangeredspecies/threats.asp Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) website - Threats to wild bird populations]
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*Hunt, chris. "A Guide To Australian White Cockatoos, their management, care and breeding. Sydney: ABK Publications (1999)
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[[Category:Cacatua]]
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[[Category:Birds of Australia]]
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{{parrot-stub}}
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[[fr:Cacatoès nasique]]
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[[lt:Ilgasnapė kakadu]]
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[[ru:Носатый какаду]]
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[[sv:Näskakadua]]

Revision as of 08:42, 31 July 2007

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The Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris, is a cockatoo native to Australia. Species are mostly white, with a pink face and forehead. They also have faintly pink feathers on the breast and belly, and yellow on the underside of the wings and tail. The birds have a long white beak, which is used to dig for roots and seeds.

Long-billed Corellas measure about 40cm in length and have a wingspan of about 80-90cm and averages 640g in weight.

The species can be found in the wild around western Victoria and southern New South Wales. Feral populations have sprung up in Sydney and Perth from the release of unwanted birds. This has serious implications in Western Australia where they may hybridize with the endangered southern race of the Western Corella.

Corellas as Pets

Long-billed Corellas are also popular as pets in many parts of Australia. Although they were once uncommon as pets, their population has stabilised in the last decade. This may be due to their amazing ability to mimic words and whole sentences to near perfection. The long-billed corella has been labeled the best "talker" of the Australian Cockatoos, and even other native (Psittacines?)

References

  • Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

Template:Parrot-stub

fr:Cacatoès nasique lt:Ilgasnapė kakadu ru:Носатый какаду sv:Näskakadua

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