Montane racket-tail
Montane racket-tail | |
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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 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prioniturus montanus. |
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Prioniturus montanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Montane Racquet-tail( Prioniturus montanus) - BirdLife species factsheet
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