Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Golden-mantled Racquet-tail (Prioniturus platurus)
French: Palette à manteau d'or
German: Goldmantelpapagei
Spanish: Lorito-momoto Dorsidorado
Other common names: Gold-backed Racquet-tail
Taxonomy: Psittacus platurus Vieillot, 1818, New Caledonia; error = Sulawesi.
Forms a superspecies with P. mada. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- talautensis Hartert, 1898 - Talaud Is.
- platurus (Vieillot, 1818) - Sulawesi and associated islands.
- sinerubris Forshaw, 1971 - Taliabu in Sula Is.
- Least Concern
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A female in a fruiting tree Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp platurus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 August 2007 2 years ago 23 sec 2.9
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