Roy G.V.
Red-vented Cockatoo
The Red-vented Cockatoo, (Cacatua haematuropygia), sometimes called the Philippine Cockatoo or Kalangay, is a critically endangered species of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines. Populations have decreased dramatically due to illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade. The high price fetched per bird means that chicks are taken from virtually every accessible nest. Other contributing factors are loss of coastal habitat and persecution as an agricultural pest. It is considered as one of the 50 rarest bird in the world. Population is estimated to be less than 4,000.
Efforts should be made for conservation and captive breeding, for we may lose this beautiful bird forever.
Red-vented Cockatoo
The Red-vented Cockatoo, (Cacatua haematuropygia), sometimes called the Philippine Cockatoo or Kalangay, is a critically endangered species of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines. Populations have decreased dramatically due to illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade. The high price fetched per bird means that chicks are taken from virtually every accessible nest. Other contributing factors are loss of coastal habitat and persecution as an agricultural pest. It is considered as one of the 50 rarest bird in the world. Population is estimated to be less than 4,000.
Efforts should be made for conservation and captive breeding, for we may lose this beautiful bird forever.