Cacatua haematuropygia

(Müller, 1776)

Vernacular names
English : Philippine cockatoo
French : Cacatoès des Philippines

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Psittaciformes
Family : Cacatuidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 31 cm in length for a weight of 300 g. Helmet-shaped white crest, plumage almost entirely white with slight yellow wash on cheeks. White eyering. Undertail bright red, turning orange-yellow near the tail’s edges.

Range and habitat
The species is endemic to Philippines and is reliably found on Palawan, Bohol, Samar, Sulu archipelago and Polillo. Lives in dipterocarp forest, mangrove forests, forest edges and maize fields.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix I
Status : The species has been extirpated from most of its range because of near total destruction of its favored habitat. Poaching has been a problem locally.
Ex-Situ Programs : EEP in Europe

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