little corella

English

Noun

little corella (plural little corellas)

1. A white cockatoo, Cacatua sanguinea, native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 434:

     There were red-tailed cockatoos, casuarina cockatoos, a little corella and a galah.

   • 2018 April 6, Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The little corella has historically been confined to the northeast corner of South Australia but spread with the development of agriculture and irrigation, which provided new water and food sources.

Translations

Cacatua sanguinea

• Dutch: naaktoogkaketoe (nl) m