The Red Vented Cockatoo

Cacatua haematuropygia 

Alternative Names:
Philippine Cockatoo
Kalangay (Local Name)

One of the rarest birds, this critically endangered small white jewel is characterized with a red and yellow patch below the tail, thus the name, red-vented is derived.

They are long lived which make them prized as caged birds. The price usually ranges from 2500 Php to 8000 Php. Poaching is one of the major cause for the decline of their numbers aside from major deforestation of their lowland habitats.



Distribution:

Palawan, Polillo and Samar
Some parts of Tawi Tawi
Southern Negros Island

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