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Racket-tail (other)
Racket-tail is the common name for a genus of parrots ''(Prioniturus)'' from south-east Asia. Racket-tail or racquet-tail may also refer to: Birds * Racket-tailed coquette ''(Discosura longicaudus)'', a hummingbird species from South America * Racket-tailed roller ''(Coracias spatulatus)'', a bird species from Africa * Racket-tailed treepie ''(Crypsirina temia)'', a bird species from Asia * Racquet-tailed kingfisher or common paradise kingfisher ''(Tanysiptera galatea)'', a bird species from Asia * Racket-tailed drongo: ** Greater racket-tailed drongo ''(Dicrurus paradiseus)'', a bird species from Asia ** Lesser racket-tailed drongo ''(Dicrurus remifer)'', a bird species from Asia Other * ''Dorocordulia libera'', the racket-tailed emerald, a dragonfly species from North America See also * Booted racket-tail The booted racket-tails are a small group of hummingbirds in the genus ''Ocreatus'' that was long considered to have only one species, ''O. underwoodii''. They are native t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racket-tail
The genus ''Prioniturus'', commonly known as racket-tails, contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at the end. Taxonomy The following nine species and several subspecies are recognized in the genus: *''Prioniturus'', Wagler 1832 **''Prioniturus montanus'', Ogilvie-Grant 1895 ( Montane racket-tail)Forshaw (2006). plate 33. **''Prioniturus waterstradti'', Rothschild 1904 (Mindanao racket-tail) ***''Prioniturus waterstradti waterstradti'', Rothschild 1904 ***''Prioniturus waterstradti malindangensis'', Mearns 1909 **''Prioniturus platenae'', Blasius, W 1888 (Blue-headed racket-tail) **''Prioniturus luconensis'', Steere 1890 ( Green racket-tail) **''Prioniturus discurus'', (Vieillot 1822) (Blue-crowned racket-tail) ***''Prioniturus discurus discurus'', (Vieillot 1822) ***''Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi'', Salomonsen 1953 **''Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racket-tailed Coquette
The racket-tailed coquette (''Discosura longicaudus''; sometimes ''Discosura longicauda'') is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae native to northern South America. Taxonomy The racket-tailed coquette was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it with all the other hummingbirds in the genus ''Trochilus'' and coined the binomial name ''Trochilus longicaudus''. Gmelin based his description on the "L'oiseau-mouche à raquettes" that had been described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1779 in his ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux''. Buffon did not specify the origin of his specimen but in 1902 Hans von Berlepsch and Ernst Hartert designated the type locality as Cayenne, French Guiana. The racket-tailed coquette is now placed with four other hummingbirds in the genus ''Discosura'' that was introduced in 1850 by the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racket-tailed Roller
The racket-tailed roller (''Coracias spatulatus'') is a species of bird in the family Coraciidae. It is found in southern Africa from Angola, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and southern Tanzania to northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. Taxonomy and systematics The racket-tailed roller was formally described in 1880 by the naturalist Roland Trimen under its current binomial name ''Coracias spatulatus'' from a specimen collected near the Zambezi River in southern Africa. The specific epithet ''spatulatus'' is Modern Latin meaning "spatulate" or "spoon-shaped". The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2018 found that the racket-tailed roller was most closely related to the purple roller (''Coracias naevius''). Alternate names for the racket-tailed roller include the Angola racket-tailed roller and Weigall's roller. Description The racket-tailed roller is so named for the conspicuous elongated ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racket-tailed Treepie
The racket-tailed treepie (''Crypsirina temia'') is an Asian treepie, a member of the crow family, Corvidae. It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green colour, though appearing black in dim light. The tail feathers which in this species are long and broaden at the tail's end are black also with a greenish tinge, as are the wings. The iris of the bird is a turquoise-blue darkening towards the pupil to a very deep or near black. The bill, legs and feet are black. This bird occurs in southern Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Indo-China, Sumatra, Java and Bali in scrub and secondary growth, open fields and gardens, bamboo Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, ... thickets and open forest often near villages. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Paradise Kingfisher
The common paradise kingfisher (''Tanysiptera galatea''), also known as the Galatea paradise kingfisher and the racquet-tailed kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of the Maluku Islands and New Guinea. Like all paradise kingfishers, it has a red bill and colourful plumage. The species is common and the IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of " least concern". Taxonomy The common paradise kingfisher was first described by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1859 based on specimens collected by Alfred Russel Wallace near "Dorey" (modern Manokwari in western New Guinea). Gray coined the current binomial name ''Tanysiptera galatea''. The genus ''Tanysiptera'' had been introduced by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825. The name ''Tanysiptera'' is from classical Greek ''tanusipteros'' meaning 'long-feathered'. The specific epithet ''galatea'' is from Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
The greater racket-tailed drongo (''Dicrurus paradiseus'') is a medium-sized Asian bird which is distinctive in having elongated outer tail feathers with webbing restricted to the tips. They are placed along with other drongos in the family Dicruridae. They are conspicuous in the forest habitats often perching in the open and by attracting attention with a wide range of loud calls that include perfect imitations of many other birds. One hypothesis suggested is that these vocal imitations may help in the formation of mixed-species foraging flocks, a feature seen in forest bird communities where many insect feeders forage together. These drongos will sometimes steal insect prey caught or disturbed by other foragers in the flock and another idea is that vocal mimicry helps them in diverting the attention of smaller birds to aid their piracy. They are diurnal but are active well before dawn and late at dusk. Owing to their widespread distribution and distinctive regional variation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
The lesser racket-tailed drongo (''Dicrurus remifer'') is a species of bird in the family Dicruridae. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Description Lesser racket-tailed drongo is about 25–27·5 cm long, excluding outermost tail feathers (c. 30–40 cm to end of tail); average weight of males 39–49 g, and females 35·5–44 g. It can be confused with the Greater racket-tailed drongo, but it doesn't have crest on head. Taxonomy There are 4 recognised subspecies of lesser racket-tailed drongo * ''D. r. tectirostris'' (Hodgson, 1836) – lower Himalayas from N India (Uttarakhand) E to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, NE Bangladesh, S China (SE Xizang, W & S Yunnan and SW Guangxi), Myanmar (except extreme S), N Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (S to Huê). * ''D. r. peracensis'' (E. C. S. Baker, 1918) – S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and SW & S Thailand S to N Peninsular Malaysia (S Selangor and S Pahang), S Laos and S Vietnam (S to S Anna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorocordulia Libera
''Dorocordulia libera'', the racket-tailed emerald, is a species of the dragonfly in the family Corduliidae The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is a family of dragonflies. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-gr ... found in North America.Mead, Kurt (2009). ''Dragonflies of the North Woods.'' 2nd ed., Duluth:Kodlath+Stensaas Publ., p.103. References External links ''Dorocordulia libera'' DiscoverLife''Dorocordulia libera'' BugGuide''Dorocordulia libera'' EoLRacket-tailed emerald NJodesRacket-tailed emerald Dragonfly Photographs Corduliidae Odonata of North America Insects described in 1871 Taxa named by Edmond de Sélys Longchamps {{Corduliidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
