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Slender-billed Corella  (Cacatua tenuirostris)

Also Known As: Corella, Long-billed Corella, Eastern Long-billed Corella or Cockatoo, Slender-billed Cockatoo
 
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Slender-billed Corella perched

Credit: (c) Arthur Grosset | http://www.arthurgrosset.com
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Has a active, playful personality. May learn to talk. Social.

Captive Status:
Rare

Longevity:
May live more than 50 yrs.

Housing:
Walk-in enclosure, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft).

Enrichment:
Provide socialization, lots of chew toy items such as heat sterilized pine cones, wood block and vegetable tanned leather toys, unsprayed pine, fir, willow and elder branches; provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing.

Nest Box Size:
16" x 16" x 36" (40.6cm x 40.6cm x 91cm) vertical box.

Clutch Size:
2 to 3

Incubation Time:
24-25 days

Fledging Age:
8 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

More Info Sites:
http://www.avianweb.com/longbilledcorella.html

http://www.birdcare.com.au/slender_billed_corella.htm