Blue-headed Racquet-tail
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The Blue-headed Racket-tail, Prioniturus platenae, also known as the Palawan Racket-tail, is a parrot
found in the western Philippines
around Palawan
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It is 27–28 cm, basically green with a bright, light blue head, blue underwings (except for green coverts) and, in the male, bluish breast. The beak is bluish gray and iris is yellowish.
It inhabits humid lowland forest in small flocks, but is threatened by habitat destruction and trapping for the cage-bird trade
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Note: formerly considered conspecific with Blue-crowned Racket-tail, P. discurus.
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
found in the western Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
around Palawan
Palawan
Palawan is an island province of the Philippines located in the MIMAROPA region or Region 4. Its capital is Puerto Princesa City, and it is the largest province in the country in terms of total area of jurisdiction. The islands of Palawan stretch from Mindoro in the northeast to Borneo in the...
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It is 27–28 cm, basically green with a bright, light blue head, blue underwings (except for green coverts) and, in the male, bluish breast. The beak is bluish gray and iris is yellowish.
It inhabits humid lowland forest in small flocks, but is threatened by habitat destruction and trapping for the cage-bird trade
Aviculture
Aviculture is the practice of keeping and breeding birds and the culture that forms around it. Aviculture is generally focused on not only the raising and breeding of birds, but also on preserving avian habitat, and public awareness campaigns....
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Note: formerly considered conspecific with Blue-crowned Racket-tail, P. discurus.