Mindoro racket-tail

Mindoro racket-tail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittaculidae
Genus:Prioniturus
Species: P. mindorensis
Binomial name
Prioniturus mindorensis
Steere, 1890

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).

Prioniturus mindorensis is endemic to the island of Mindoro[2] in the Philippines and it occurs in lowland humid forest.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Birdlife International (2014). "Prioniturus mindorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Prioniturus mindorensis range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Prioniturus mindorensis". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-05.


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