 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. it is roughly the size and shape of the tanimbar corella, but is easily distinguished by the red feathers around the vent. == description == right|thumb|two in captivity the plumage is all white with red undertail coverts tipped white, yellowish undertail and pale yellow underwings. it is 12&nbsp;inches long and has an 8.6&nbsp;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 quieter than most cockatoos, and much quieter than the umbrella cockatoo or moluccan cockatoo. == distribution and status == red-vented cockatoos were formerly widely distributed on all larger and many smaller islands of the philippines, excluding northern and central luzon.peter and indira lacerna widmann. "the cockatoo and the community: ten years of philippine cockatoo conservation programme." birdingasia 10 (2008): 23-29. in the early 1990s the total wild population was estimated at 1000-4000, however, by 2008 this was reduced to probably less than 1000.http://www.philippinecockatoo.org/philippine%20cockatoo.htm now remnant populations exist on the islands of palawan, tawitawi, mindanao and masbate. the species stronghold is the palawan faunal region where the katala foundation has been running the philippine cockatoo conservation programme since 1998. there are around 180 found in wilderness conservation in the municipality of narra and puerto princesa city, palawan. database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered, and the criteria used. the efforts for conservation of the katala foundation are threatened by plans to build a coal-fired power station on palawan's coast. [[environmen
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