The genus ''Prioniturus'', commonly known as racket-tails, contains nine
parrot
Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genus (biology), genera, found mostly in ...
species found in the
Philippines
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and
Indonesia
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. 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''), also known as the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the Mindanao racket-tail. This bird is endemic to the mount ...
)
**''Prioniturus waterstradti'',
Rothschild 1904 (
Mindanao racket-tail
The Mindanao racket-tail (''Prioniturus waterstradti'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. It was previously conspecific with the Luzon Racket-tail. Two subspecies are recognized: th ...
)
***''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 conservation status, endan ...
)
**''Prioniturus discurus'',
(Vieillot 1822) (
Blue-crowned racket-tail
The blue-crowned racket-tail (''Prioniturus discurus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in Luzon, Mindanao and Visayas where it is found in tropical moist lowland forest. The Mindoro rack ...
)
***''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
The blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu racquet-tail (''Prioniturus verticalis'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
It is endemic to Tawi-Tawi island in the Philippines and is one of the most endangered parrots in the world. It is t ...
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
The Buru racket-tail (''Prioniturus mada''), is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the forest on the island of Buru, one of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
Description
The Buru racket-tail is a mainly green parrot ...
)
See also
*
Racket-tail (disambiguation)
References
Parrots
Psittaculini
Birds of Malesia
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