Parrots (Psittacidae)
Yellowish-breasted Racquet-tail (Prioniturus flavicans) - HBW 4, p. 392
French: Palette de Cassin
German: Flaggenschwanzpapagei
Spanish: Lorito-momoto Amarillento
Other common names: Yellow-breasted/Red-spotted/Crimson-spotted Racquet-tail
Taxonomy: Prioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853, Sulawesi.
Probably forms a superspecies with P. luconensis, P. discurus and debatably P. verticalis. Sometimes considered conspecific with P. discurus. Monotypic.
Distribution: N half of Sulawesi and associated islands.
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A female perched in a tree, then turning round and showing its tail before walking away. Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 15 August 2011 36 weeks ago 26 sec 3
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One pair spotted in open area of a mix garden, by the road (Batui-Luwuk), not far from Senorang River, Central Sulawesi
Locality Batui, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (Monotypic species)
duanaud 24 September 2011 33 weeks ago 3.5 -
A poor back view of a bird perched in a tree.
Locality Tapokolitang, Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 12 October 2011 22 weeks ago 2.5
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Together with Green IMP Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi
(Monotypic species)
dreyernp 14 July 2010 1 year ago 3
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