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The Buru racket-tail is a mainly green parrot about 32 cm (13 in) long. The beak is blackish and lighter at the base, and the long undertail-coverts are yellow. The adult male has blue upper-parts from the back of its head to mid-back and which extends into the upper surfaces of the forewings. The female has a small area of blue on the nape. Juveniles do not have racket-shaped tail feathers. The male juvenile has a little blue on the nape and the female juvenile has all-green upper-parts.
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When to see the Buru Racket-tail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Buru Racket-tail
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Buru Racket-tail
The Buru racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the forest on the island of Buru, one of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
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Easily confused with
Mindanao Racket-tailPrioniturus waterstradtiThe Mindanao racket-tail is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
Blue-winged Racket-tailPrioniturus verticalisThe blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu racquet-tail is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
Green Racket-tailPrioniturus luconensisThey are sexually dimorphic.
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