Montane racket-tail
Appearance
Montane racket-tail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Prioniturus |
Species: | P. montanus
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Binomial name | |
Prioniturus montanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1895
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The montane racket-tail (Prioniturus montanus) or the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to northern Luzon in the Philippines.
Diet
It eats berries, seeds and nuts.[2]
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Conservation
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Prioniturus montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ Montane Racquet-tail( Prioniturus montanus) - BirdLife species factsheet