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
The montane racket-tail (''Prioniturus montanus'') or the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
It was previously conspecific with the Mindanao racket-tail. It is endemic to the mountains of northern Luzon in the P ...
)
[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
The blue-headed racket-tail (''Prioniturus platenae''), also known as the Palawan racket-tail and locally as ''kinawihan'', is a parrot found in the western Philippines around Palawan. The species was formerly considered conspecific with the blue ...
)
**''Prioniturus luconensis'',
Steere 1890 (
Green racket-tail
The green racket-tail (''Prioniturus luconensis'') is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque. This species was once common, but is rapidly declining and is currently classified as endangered due to lowland ...
)
**''Prioniturus discurus'',
(Vieillot 1822) (
Blue-crowned racket-tail
The blue-crowned racket-tail (''Prioniturus discurus'') is a parrot found on all the larger islands of the Philippines except Palawan and Panay islands. It is 27 cm, basically green with a blue crown, bluish undertail, whitish beak, and dar ...
)
***''Prioniturus discurus discurus'',
(Vieillot 1822)
***''Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi'',
Salomonsen 1953
**''Prioniturus mindorensis'',
Steere 1890 (
Mindoro racket-tail
The Mindoro racket-tail (''Prioniturus mindorensis'') is a species of parrot in the Psittaculinae family. It was formerly considered conspecific with the blue-crowned racket-tail (''Prioniturus discurus''). It is endemic to the island of Mindoro ...
)
**''Prioniturus verticalis'',
Sharpe 1893 (
Blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu Racket-tail)
**''Prioniturus flavicans'',
Cassin 1853 (
Yellow-breasted racket-tail
The yellow-breasted racket-tail (''Prioniturus flavicans'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is found in Sulawesi's northern peninsula and the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. Its natu ...
)
**''Prioniturus platurus'',
(Vieillot 1818) (
Golden-mantled racket-tail
The golden-mantled racket-tail (''Prioniturus platurus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist mont ...
)
***''Prioniturus platurus platurus'',
(Vieillot 1818)
***''Prioniturus platurus sinerubris'',
Forshaw 1971
***''Prioniturus platurus talautensis'',
Hartert 1898
**''Prioniturus mada'',
Hartert1900 (
Buru racket-tail)
See also
*
Racket-tail (disambiguation) 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
* R ...
References
Cited texts
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Parrots
Psittaculini
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