Alternative name: Red-vented Cockatoo
- Cacatua haematuropygia
Identification
33cm
- White plumage
- White helmet crest
- Red under-tail coverts
Distribution
Forests and scrub of Philippine Islands and Palawan.
Status
This bird is endangered.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forest and forest edges, beside rivers or in mangroves. Also fields and can be found high in the mountains.
Behaviour
They travel and feed in noisy groups.
Diet
Diet includes seeds, fruit and nectar, also rice and corn.
Breeding
They nest in tree holes, the clutch consisting of 2 or 3 eggs.
Vocalisation
A raucous eeeek, owwwwk, or rouuuk
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Katala Foundation
- txtmania
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Philippine Cockatoo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Philippine_Cockatoo
