Mindanao Racquet-tail
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The Mindanao Racket-tail, called palette de Mindanao in French and lorito-momoto de Mindanao in Spanish (Prioniturus waterstradti) is a species of parrot
in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines
.
Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.
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...
in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the 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...
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Its natural habitat
Habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.