How do you identify a Green Racket-tail?

They are sexually dimorphic. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Green Racket-tail?

The Green Racket-tail is a medium sized bird weighing about 108 g.

Where can you see a Green Racket-tail?

The Green Racket-tail is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Green Racket-tail?

The Green Racket-tail is most easily confused with the Golden-mantled Racket-tail, the Yellow-breasted Racket-tail and the Mindoro Racket-tail.

Is the Green Racket-tail endangered?

The Green Racket-tail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Green Racket-tail

Prioniturus luconensis

Old World Parrots · Psittaciformes · Legendary

The Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) is a legendary old world parrot found only in the Philippines, weighing about 108 g. The green racket-tail is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque.

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Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 1 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 2 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 3 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 4 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 5 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 6 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis), photo 7 — Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Green Racket-tail

The green racket-tail is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque. This species was once common, but is rapidly declining and is currently classified as endangered due to lowland deforestation and capture for cage-bird trade. The population is now estimated to be just 300 - 800 mature individuals and is continuing to decline with many local extinctions in its former range.

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How to identify it

They are sexually dimorphic. Males are entirely yellow-green, with paler underparts and head. The two central tail feathers are elongated with bare shafts and terminated with black rackets. Females are generally darker and less yellowish, while the bare tail shafts are shorter. Juveniles do not have rackets at the tail. It is the smallest of all the racquet-tails with a total length of about 29 centimetres (11 in). This species is monotypic.

When to see it

Best months: January, with peak activity in January. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Green Racket-tail?: They are sexually dimorphic. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Green Racket-tail?: The Green Racket-tail is a medium sized bird weighing about 108 g.
Where can you see a Green Racket-tail?: The Green Racket-tail is endemic to the Philippines, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Green Racket-tail?: The Green Racket-tail is most easily confused with the Golden-mantled Racket-tail, the Yellow-breasted Racket-tail and the Mindoro Racket-tail.
Is the Green Racket-tail endangered?: The Green Racket-tail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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