Parrots (Psittacidae)
Green Racquet-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) - HBW 4, p. 391
French: Palette verte
German: Luzon-Spatelschwanzpapagei
Spanish: Lorito-momoto de Luzón
Other common names: Green-headed/Green-crowned Racquet-tail/Racquet-tailed Parrot
Taxonomy: Prioniturus Luconensis Steere, 1890, Marinduque and Luzon.
Forms a superspecies with P. discurus, probably P. flavicans and debatably P. verticalis. Monotypic.
Distribution: Luzon and Marinduque, N Philippines.
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A bird among branches. Locality Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Desmond Allen 14 January 2008 2 years ago 20 sec 1.8
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feeding on lenticels
Locality Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines (ssp lucionensis)
Desmond Allen 1 November 2009 1 year ago 2.3 -
feeding on tree lenticels Locality Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines (ssp lucionensis)
Desmond Allen 1 November 2009 1 year ago 2
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Birds calling Locality Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 January 2006 1 year ago 3
