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Mindanao Racquet-tailed Parrot (Prioniturus waterstradti)
Also Known As: Mindanao Montane Racquet-tail
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Did You Know?
It takes two to three moults before the "racquets" or spatules appear on the tail of each individual in this group of parrots.
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Not AvailableStatus in the Wild
World Population:Estimated at 5000.
Range:
P.w. waterstradti: found at Mounts Apo, Matutum, and Mayo, southern Mindanao.
P.w. malindangensis: found at Mounts Kitanglad and Malindang, and mountains of Misamis Oriental, west-central Mindanao.
Habitat:
Found in humid mountain forest between 850-2000m (2788-6560 ft).
Threat Summary:
Deforestation and possibly trapping for wild bird trade.
IUCN Rating:
Near-threatened
Wild Diet:
Not recorded
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Little known but assumed to be similar to that of other Racquet-tailed species; occurs in flocks of up to 10 individuals, birds mostly spotted in flight above forest canopy, noisy in flight.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not available
Breeding Season:
Not available
More Info Sites:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0128_full.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao_Racquet-tail
http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/distribution/mindanao.racquet-tail.html
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