Montane Racket-tail

Prioniturus montanus

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicFruitForestCavity nestMedium · 118 g

When to see the Montane 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 March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Montane Racket-tail

Regular range

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

About the Montane Racket-tail

The montane racket-tail, also known as the Luzon racket-tail, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the Mindanao racket-tail. This bird is endemic to the mountainous regions of northern Luzon, Philippines. It faces threats from habitat loss and the cage bird trade.

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