Sulu Racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis)

Other Names (World)
Sulu Racquet-tail, Sulu Racket-tail,Blue-winged Racquet-tail, Blue-winged Racket-tail

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
30 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1893

Habitat
Forests, including mangroves, forest edge and degraded forest, but not cultivated areas away from forest.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Sulu Archipelago, southern Philippines.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

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

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Trumpety calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Blue-winged Racket-tail (Prioniturus verticalis) [XC79229]
by id from , Philippines (call)

Subspecies
May belong in superspecies with Green Racquet-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), Blue-crowned Racquet-tail (Prioniturus discurus) and Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail (Prioniturus flavicans), or alternatively with Montane Racquet-tail (Prioniturus montanus), Mindanao Racquet-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) and Blue-headed Racquet-tail (Prioniturus platenae). Sometimes still treated as conspecific with Montane Racquet-tail (Prioniturus montanus).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Possibly confusable with Tanygnathus parrots, but smaller, appearing shorter-tailed (except for racquets which can be difficult to see) and has pale (not red) bill (female Blue-backed Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus) has white bill also but bill is much larger).

References
See References.

Files:

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