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Philippine Cockatoo 
| Scientific
name:
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Cacatua
haematuropygia |
| Habitat
: |
Lowland,
riverine and mangrove forests and adjacent open country. |
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Birdwatch note : |
Mostly
creamy white, undertail coverts reddish orange tipped with white.
Endemic and rare, once common and widespread.
This may be the most threatened species in the Philippines with
nearly every nest robbed each year to supply the pet trade.
It be found regularly now only in Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago. |
| Photo
credit : |
with permission
from Samir Aragon, www.philippinecockatoo.com |
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