Prioniturus
The Prioniturus includes ten parrot species native to the Philippines and Indonesia.
The central tail feathers are elongated with a bare shaft and a spatula-like end, which makes it very easy to distinguish Prioniturus from other parrot species.
Prioniturus discurus
Blue-crowned Racket-tail
Prioniturus flavicans
Yellow-breasted Racket-tail
Prioniturus luconensis
Green Racket-tail
Prioniturus mada
Buru Racket-tail
Prioniturus mindorensis
Mindoro Racket-tail
Prioniturus montanus
Montane Racket-tail
Prioniturus platenae
Blue-headed Racket-tail
Prioniturus platurus
Golden-mantled Racket-tail
Prioniturus verticalis
Blue-winged Racket-tail
Prioniturus waterstradti
Mindanao Racket-tail
Species & Subspecies
- Prioniturus discurus (Vieillot, 1822) - Blue-crowned Racket-tail
- Prioniturus discurus discurus (Vieillot, 1822)
- Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi (Salomonsen, 1953)
- Prioniturus flavicans (Cassin, 1853) - Yellow-breasted Racket-tail
- Prioniturus luconensis (Steere, 1890) - Green Racket-tail
- Prioniturus mada (Hartert, 1900) - Buru Racket-tail
- Prioniturus mindorensis (Steere, 1890) - Mindoro Racket-tail
- Prioniturus montanus (Ogilvie-Grant, 1895) - Montane Racket-tail
- Prioniturus platenae (Blasius, W, 1888) - Blue-headed 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 verticalis (Sharpe, 1893) - Blue-winged Racket-tail
- Prioniturus waterstradti (Rothschild, 1904) - Mindanao Racket-tail
- Prioniturus waterstradti waterstradti (Rothschild, 1904)
- Prioniturus waterstradti malindangensis (Mearns, 1909)