Parrots (Psittacidae)

Blue-headed Racquet-tail (Prioniturus platenae) - HBW 4, p. 391

French: Palette de Palawan German: Palawan-Spatelschwanzpapagei Spanish: Lorito-momoto de Palawan
Other common names: Palawan Racquet-tail

Taxonomy: Prioniturus platenae A. W. H. Blasius, 1888, Palawan.
Forms a superspecies with P. montanus, P. waterstradti and debatably P. verticalis. Previously treated as a race of P. discurus. Monotypic.

Distribution: Palawan and associated islands (SW Philippines).