Blue-headed Racquet-tail

Blue-headed Racquet-tail

Taxobox
status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
name = Blue-headed Racquet-tail


caption = need picture
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
genus = "Prioniturus"
species = "P. platenae"
binomial = "Prioniturus platenae"
binomial_authority = Blasius, 1888

The Blue-headed Racquet-tail, "Prioniturus platenae", also known as the Palawan Racquet-tail, is a parrot found in the western Philippines around Palawan.

It is 27-28cm, basically green with a bright, light blue head, blue underwings (except for green coverts) and, in the male, bluish breast. The beak is bluish gray and iris is yellowish.

It inhabits humid lowland forest in small flocks, but is threatened by habitat destruction and trapping for the cage-bird trade.

Note: formerly considered conspecific with Blue-crowned Racquet-tail, "P. discurus".

References

* Juniper & Parr (1998) "Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World"; ISBN 0-300-07453-0.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1435&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]


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