Parrots (Psittacidae)

Mindanao Racquet-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) - HBW 4, p. 391

French: Palette de Mindanao German: Mindanao-Spatelschwanzpapagei Spanish: Lorito-momoto de Mindanao

Taxonomy: Prioniturus waterstradti Rothschild, 1904, Mount Apo, 3000 feet (c. 1000 m), Mindanao.
Forms superspecies with P. montanus, P. platenae and debatably P. verticalis. Often considered conspecific with P. montanus. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mountains of Mindanao (SE Philippines).