Montane Racket-tail

Montane Racket-tail
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Prioniturus
Species: P. montanus
Binomial name
Prioniturus montanus
Ogilvie-Grant, 1895

The Montane Racket-tail, also called Luzon Racket-tail (Prioniturus montanus) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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