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Blue-winged Racquet-tailed Parrot
Also Known As: Blue-winged Racquet-tail, Sulu Racquet-tail
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Prioniturus
Species:
verticalis
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| 35cm (13.6 in) | Not available |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Mainly green on back, olive/green on breast and belly. Male-forehead and forecrown pale blue with small red patch; primary feathers blue on outer webs; middle tail feathers green, racquets black tinged blue, side tail feathers green tipped black. Bill blue/grey. Female-as in male but with no red spot on head.
Colourization Juvenile: As in female but with shorter tail shafts.
Call: Varied call sounds include harsh, rasping notes, squeaky and disyllabic notes.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1438&m=0
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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