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The little corella (''Cacatua sanguinea''), also known as the bare-eyed cockatoo, blood-stained cockatoo, short-billed corella, little cockatoo and blue-eyed 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. ==Taxonomy== The species was originally described by English ornithologist John Gould in 1843.〔 There are four subspecies as follows:〔 * ''C. s. sanguinea'' * ''C. s. normantoni'' * ''C. s. transfreta'' * ''C. s. gymnopis'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「little corella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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