Racket-tail

Racket-tails
	Blue-crowned racket-tail
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Tribe:	Psittaculini
Genus:	Prioniturus; Wagler, 1832
Type species
	Psittacus platurus; Vieillot, 1818

The genus Prioniturus, commonly known as racket-tails, contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at the end.^[2]

Taxonomy

The following nine species and several subspecies are recognized in the genus:^[3]

Prioniturus, Wagler 1832
- Prioniturus montanus, Ogilvie-Grant 1895 (Montane racket-tail)^[4]
- Prioniturus waterstradti, Rothschild 1904 (Mindanao racket-tail)^[4]
  - Prioniturus waterstradti waterstradti, Rothschild 1904^[4]
  - Prioniturus waterstradti malindangensis, Mearns 1909^[4]
- Prioniturus platenae, Blasius, W 1888 (Blue-headed racket-tail)
- Prioniturus luconensis, Steere 1890 (Green racket-tail)
- Prioniturus discurus, (Vieillot 1822) (Blue-crowned racket-tail)
  - Prioniturus discurus discurus, (Vieillot 1822)
  - Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi, Salomonsen 1953
- Prioniturus mindorensis, Steere 1890 (Mindoro racket-tail)
- Prioniturus verticalis, Sharpe 1893 (Blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu Racket-tail)
- Prioniturus flavicans, Cassin 1853 (Yellow-breasted racket-tail)
- Prioniturus platurus, (Vieillot 1818) (Golden-mantled racket-tail)
  - Prioniturus platurus platurus, (Vieillot 1818)
  - Prioniturus platurus sinerubris, Forshaw 1971
  - Prioniturus platurus talautensis, Hartert 1898
- Prioniturus mada, Hartert1900 (Buru racket-tail)

References

^ "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
^ Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) . Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
^ "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Forshaw (2006). plate 33.

Cited texts

Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.

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[HM4-1] "Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.

[forshaw-2] Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) . Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.

[zoonomen-3] "Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-20.

[Forshaw_(2006)._plate_33.-4] Forshaw (2006). plate 33.

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v t e Tribus: Psittaculini
Genus	(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
Psittinus	Blue-rumped parrot
Psittacella	Brehm's tiger parrot Painted tiger parrot Modest tiger parrot Madarasz's tiger parrot
Geoffroyus	Red-cheeked parrot (or singing parrot) Blue-collared parrot Song parrot
Prioniturus	Montane racket-tail Mindanao racket-tail Blue-headed racket-tail Green racket-tail Blue-crowned racket-tail Mindoro racket-tail Blue-winged racket-tail (or Sulu racket-tail) Yellow-breasted racket-tail Golden-mantled racket-tail Buru racket-tail
Tanygnathus	Great-billed parrot Blue-naped parrot Blue-backed parrot Black-lored parrot
Eclectus	Moluccan eclectus Sumba eclectus Tanimbar eclectus Papuan eclectus Oceanic eclectus † ₴ (extinct or prehistoric)
Psittacula	Alexandrine parakeet (or Alexandrine parrot) Seychelles parakeet † Rose-ringed parakeet (or ringnecked parakeet) Echo parakeet Newton's parakeet † Slaty-headed parakeet Grey-headed parakeet Plum-headed parakeet Blossom-headed parakeet Lord Derby's parakeet Red-breasted parakeet Nicobar parakeet Long-tailed parakeet Mascarene grey parakeet †
incertae sedis (probably Psittaculini)	Broad-billed parrot † (genus: Lophopsittacus) Rodrigues parrot † (genus: Necropsittacus)

Taxonomy

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References

Cited texts