What Is The Scientific Name Of Philippine Cockatoo? (ANSWER)
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF PHILIPPINE COCKATOO – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the scientific name of Philippine cockatoo.
Also known as red-vented cockatoo, katala, abukay, agay or kalangay, is a critically endangered species endemic to the Philippines. It is a bird of the cockatoo family Cacatuidae. It falls under the Critically Endangered category in the IUCN Red List.
It has an all white plumage with red undertail coverts tipped white, yellowish undertail and pale yellow underwings.
The bird makes a characteristic bleating call and screeching or whistling noises. It is quieter than most cockatoos.
The species was formerly widely distributed on all larger and many smaller islands of the Philippines, which include northern and central Luzon. Now, there are remnant populations that exist on the islands of Palawan, Tawitawi, Mindanao and Masbate.
Answer
The binomial name of Philippine Cockatoo is Cacatua haematuropygia.
Cacatua is a genus of the of the cockatoo family Cacatuidae. It is a New Latin term which is derived from the Dutch term kakatoe or the Malay term kakatoe.
The species name haematuropygia may have possibly been a combination of two terms: The Greek prefix hemato-, which is akin to the blood; and the Greek term uropygia, which is a plural form of uropygium, which refers to the hump at the rear extremity of a bird’s body, from which the tail feathers grow.
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