Blue-crowned Racket-tail

When to see the Blue-crowned Racket-tail

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Blue-crowned Racket-tail

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Blue-crowned Racket-tail

The blue-crowned racket-tail is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the Philippines found in Luzon, Mindanao and Visayas where it is found in tropical moist lowland forest. The Mindoro racket-tail of Mindoro and Blue-headed racket-tail of Palawan were once considered subspecies of the Blue-crowned racket-tail but are now separate species. While not endangered, this species' population is on the decline due to habitat loss and the cagebird trade.

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Easily confused with

Montane Racket-tailPrioniturus montanusThe montane racket-tail, also known as the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. Blue-headed Racket-tailPrioniturus platenaeThe blue-headed racket-tail, also known as the Palawan racket-tail and locally as kinawihan, is a parrot found in the western Philippines around Palawan. Mindoro Racket-tailPrioniturus mindorensisThe Mindoro racket-tail is a species of parrot in the Psittaculinae family.