Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusCacatua (White Cockatoos and Corellas)
- SpeciesCacatua sanguinea (Little Corella)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita
Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Red-collared Lorikeet
Trichoglossus rubritorquis
Red-winged Parrot
Aprosmictus erythropterus
Varied Lorikeet
Psitteuteles versicolor
Northern Rosella
Platycercus venustus
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla
Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicus
Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Corella in Kakadu National Park?
About 60% of visitor-days record a Little Corella sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 824 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.