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title: "Cacatua-corella-pequena"
description: "Cacatua sanguinea — Aves. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/little-corella
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cacatua-corella-pequena

> Cacatua sanguinea — Aves. 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.

- Scientific name: *Cacatua sanguinea*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo e animais de estimação)
- iNaturalist observations: 16385
- Wikidata: [Q748939](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q748939)
- iNaturalist taxon: [116838](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/116838)

## Names

- en: Little Corella
- de: Nacktaugenkakadu
- es: Cacatúa sanguínea
- fr: Cacatoès corella
- nl: Naaktoogkaketoe
- pt: Cacatua-corella-pequena
- pl: Kakadu sinooka

## Countries with the most observations

AU (15813)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_corella

## Photo

![Cacatua-corella-pequena](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-corella/medium.jpg)

Photo: Astrid Osborne · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340571736

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-corella?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).