Blue-crowned racket-tail
Species of bird
Blue-crowned racket-tail | |
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Juvenile | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Prioniturus |
Species: | P. discurus |
Binomial name | |
Prioniturus discurus (Vieillot, 1822) |
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 dark underwings with green coverts. The blue-headed racket-tail (P. platenae) was formerly included in this species.[1]
Taxonomy
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There are three subspecies:
- P. d. discurus: Jolo, Mindanao, Olutanga, Basilan, Guimaras, Luzon.
- P. d. whiteheadi: Negros, Bohol, Samar, Leyte, Masbate, Cebu. Less blue on crown.
- P. d. nesophilus: Tablas, Sibuyan, Catanduanes. Still less blue. May be part of P.d. whiteheadi.
It inhabits humid forests, mangroves, and cultivated areas up to 1750m. Small flocks of 5-12, but more gather at fruit trees. Eats fruit, berries, nuts and seeds. Widespread but threatened by habitat destruction and trapping for the cage-bird trade.
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Prioniturus discurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727871A94964152. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727871A94964152.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Juniper & Parr (1998) Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.
External links
- Oriental Bird Images: Blue-crowned racquet-tail Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Selected photos
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Tribus: Psittaculini
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
- Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot)
- Blue-collared parrot
- Song parrot
- Montane racket-tail
- Mindanao racket-tail
- Blue-headed racket-tail
- Green racket-tail
- Blue-crowned racket-tail
- Mindoro racket-tail
- Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail)
- Yellow-breasted racket-tail
- Golden-mantled racket-tail
- Buru racket-tail
- Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot)
- Seychelles parakeet †
- Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet)
- Echo parakeet
- Newton's parakeet †
- Slaty-headed parakeet
- Grey-headed parakeet
- Plum-headed parakeet
- Blossom-headed parakeet
- Lord Derby's parakeet
- Red-breasted parakeet
- Nicobar parakeet
- Long-tailed parakeet
- Mascarene grey parakeet †
(probably Psittaculini)
- Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus)
- Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)