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Mountain Racquet-tailed Parrot  

Also Known As: Montane Racquet-tailed Parrot, Montane Racquet-tail, Luzon Racquet-tail, Red-crowned Racquet-tailed Parrot
 
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Did You Know?
The Mountain Racquet-tailed Parrot will sometimes fly on moonlit nights.

Species Profile
Genus:
Prioniturus

Species:
montanus

Size: Adult Weight:
30cm (11.7 in) 100-140g (3.5-4.9 oz)

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Male: olive/brown rump, face blue, prominent red patch on crown. Central tail feathers green, racquets black/blue, side feathers dark blue tipped black. Bill blue/grey, eye brown. Female: as in male but entire head green.

Colourization Juvenile: As in female but with no tail shafts.

Call: Loud, shrill sounds; when startled gives kak kak ak ak ak notes.

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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=1433&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.