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).
| 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 | |
Prioniturus mindorensis is endemic to the island of Mindoro[2] in the Philippines and it occurs in lowland humid forest.[3]
References
- Birdlife International (2014). "Prioniturus mindorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "Prioniturus mindorensis range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- "Prioniturus mindorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
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