The genus ''Prioniturus'', commonly known as racket-tails, contains nine
parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines (), are birds of the roughly 398 species in 92 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes (), found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoid ...
species found in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
and
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. 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)
[Forshaw (2006). plate 33.]
**''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)
**''Prioniturus luconensis'',
Steere 1890 (
Green racket-tail)
**''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
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)
**''Prioniturus platurus'',
(Vieillot 1818) (
Golden-mantled racket-tail)
***''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 forest on the island of Buru, one of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
Description
The Buru racket-tail is a mainly green parrot abou ...
)
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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