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Green Racquet-tailed Parrot  

Also Known As: Green Racquet-tail, Green-headed Racquet-tail
 
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Did You Know?
The racquet-tailed parrots are the only parrots with tail feathers ending in spatules or "racquets".

Species Profile
Genus:
Prioniturus

Species:
luconensis

Size: Adult Weight:
29cm (11.3 in) Not available

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults in general yellow/green, females being slightly darker; centre tail feathers green, the racquets black/blue in colour, the side feathers dark blue tipped with black. Bill pale blue/grey. Eye dark brown.

Colourization Juvenile: As in female but with shorter bare tail shafts.

Call: Variety of screeches, gurgling and chiming sounds; also harsh notes, whinnying and ringing tones.

Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results

 

Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E097.htm&Pic=097_1.JPG

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1436&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, 2006.