Philippine Cockatoo
(Cacatua haematuropygia)
Facts
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IUCN CRITICALLY ENDANGERED (CR)
Facts about this animal
The general plumage of the Philippine Cockatoo is white, the crest is backward-curving. The undersides of the tail feathers are yellow and the under coverts are orange-red. The length of the bird is about 31 cm. It has a greyish-white bill and grey legs. The iris of the males is brown and reddish-brown in females.
Did you know?
that the Philippine cockatoo, which is rated critically endangered today,was once so abundant in the Polillos that it was considered a rice pest?
| Factsheet | |
|---|---|
| Class | AVES |
| Order | PSITTACIFORMES |
| Suborder | PSITTACI |
| Family | PSITTACIDAE |
| Name (Scientific) | Cacatua haematuropygia |
| Name (English) | Philippine Cockatoo |
| Name (French) | Cacatoès à ventre rouge |
| Name (German) | Rotsteisskakadu |
| Name (Spanish) | Cacatúa de cola sangrante |
| Local names | Tagalog: Kalangay |
| CITES Status | Appendix I |
| CMS Status | Not listed |
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Benedict De Laender
Distribution
| Distribution | |
|---|---|
| Range | Philippines |
| Habitat | Lowland forests and mangroves |
| Wild population | 1'000-4'000 (1992) |
| Zoo population | 156 reported to ISIS, including subspecies aterrimus and goliath (2008) |
In the Zoo
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How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 11D of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Benedict De Laender
Why do zoos keep this animal
The Philippine cockatoo is rated Critically Endangered by IUCN and is listed in Appendix I of CITES. European zoos therefore aim at maintaining a viable ex situ population under an EEP.