Green Racquet-tail (Prioniturus luconensis)

Other Names (World)
Green Racquet-tail, Green-headed Racquet-tail, Green-headed Racquet-tailed Parrot, Green-crowned Racquet-tail, Green-crowned Racquet-tailed Parrot, Green Racket-tail

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Steere, 1890

Habitat
Lowland primary forest, but also scattered fruiting trees in open areas and secondary and heavily degraded forest. From 300 - 700 m, occasionally above 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Luzon and Marinduque, northern Philippines.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Forest habitat loss and possibly trapping for the cage-bird trade are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Raucous squawks interspersed with screeches and musical phrases.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) [XC604398]
by David Edwards from , Philippines (call)

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) [XC79240]
by Mike Nelson from , Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Blue-crowned Racquet-tail (Prioniturus discurus), probably Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail (Prioniturus flavicans) and debatably Sulu Racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Montane Racquet-tail (Prioniturus montanus) which has blue on head. Possible confusion with Tanygnathus parrots, but is smaller, longer-tailed (with racquets) and has pale, not red, bill.

References
See References.

Files:

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