Populations have decreased dramatically due to illegal trapping for the cage-bird trade. There are around 180 found in wilderness conservation in the municipality of Narra and Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. In the early 1990s the total wild population was estimated at 1000-4000, however, by 2008 this was reduced to probably less than 1000.The species stronghold is the Palawan Faunal Region where the Katala Foundation has been running the Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Programme since 1998. It is quieter than most cockatoos, and much quieter than the Umbrella Cockatoo or Moluccan Cockatoo.Red-vented Cockatoos were formerly widely distributed on all larger and many smaller islands of the Philippines, excluding northern and central Luzon. It is 12.2 inches long and has an 8.6 inches wingspan.The Red-vented Cockatoo makes a characteristic bleating call, as well as screeching or whistling noises that are common to most cockatoos. It is roughly the size and shape of the Tanimbar Corella, but is easily distinguished by the red feathers around the vent.The plumage is all white with red undertail coverts tipped white, yellowish undertail and pale yellow underwings. The Red-vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, sometimes called the Philippine Cockatoo or Kalangay, is a critically endangeredspecies of cockatoo that is endemic to the Philippines. Location/Origin: Remnant populations exist on the islands of Palawan, Tawitawi, Mindanao and Masbate Com.name: Philippine Cockatoo, Katala, Kalangay, Red-vented Cockatoo
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