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Luzon Racquet-tail
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Luzon Racquet-tail
Prioniturus montanus
The montane racket-tail (Prioniturus montanus), also known as the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the Mindanao racket-tail. This bird is endemic to the mountainous regions of northern Luzon, Philippines. It faces threats from habitat loss and the cage bird trade.
Under Philippine Law RA 9147, it is illegal to hunt, capture, or possess this species.
From the article Montane racket-tail on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species exhibits sexual dimorphism, with males having a bluish crown and a bright red spot, while females have a green head with a very light blue tinge.
Wikipedia: “Description and taxonomy”
Range & habitat
It inhabits tropical moist Montane Forests at elevations of 700–2,900 meters above sea level and is known to visit cultivated areas. The IUCN has assessed this bird as near threatened, with its population estimated at 1,500 to 7,000 mature individuals. Forest loss is a threat, though it is not considered to have as significant an impact within this species' altitudinal range compared to lowland forests. Its lowland counterpart, the Green racket-tail, is much more threatened, being listed as endangered with many local extinctions. While many parrots in the region are affected by trapping for trade, the impact on this species is not well known.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation status”
What it does
It feeds on berries, seeds, and nuts. Breeding takes place from August to September. Like all other racket-tails, they are cavity nesters.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 18957.