page_title: List of birds of the Philippines
section_title: Cockatoos
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of the Philippines / Cockatoos
caption_attribution_description: Cacatua haematuropygia Nederlands: Filippijnse kaketoe English: Philippine Cockatoo Deutsch: Rotsteißkakadu Français&#160;: Cacatoès des Philippines Español: Cacatùa Filipina
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Philippines. The avifauna of the Philippines include a total of 724 species, of which 227 are endemic, five have been introduced by humans. Of these, 98 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for the Philippines.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental: a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the Philippines
  Endemic: a species endemic to the Philippines
  (I) Introduced: a species introduced to the Philippines as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Cacatuidae
  The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest.
  Philippine cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia (E)
caption: Philippine cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, the only species of cockatoo found in the Philippines
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