Family Parrots (Psittacidae)
Endangered
Green Racquet-tail (Prioniturus luconensis)
Taxonomy
French: Palette verte German: Luzon-Spatelschwanzpapagei Spanish: Lorito momoto de Luzón
Other common names:
Green Racquet-tailed Parrot
Taxonomy:
Prioniturus Luconensis
Steere
, 1890,Marinduque and Luzon, Philippines
.Distribution:
N & C Luzon and Marinduque, in N Philippines.
Descriptive notes
29 cm. Bill pale greyish; yellowish green on head and underparts, slightly darker on wings and tail, with spatules blackish and lateral feathers above dark blue tipped black... read more
Voice
When perched, utters several harsh nasal screeches, often metallically modulated at the end, e.g. “... read more
Habitat
Canopy of primary forest and edge, occasionally foraging out in open cultivated areas, in lowlands... read more
Food and feeding
Fruit, particularly bananas, flowers and seeds of growing corn, and rice.
Breeding
Young obtained in May.
Movements
No information.
Status and conservation
ENDANGERED. CITES II. A BirdLife “restricted-range” species, endemic to the Philippines. Now appears to be restricted to Luzon: there are no recent records from... read more
Part of the P. discurus clade (see that species). Monotypic.