Blue-crowned Racket-tail
Prioniturus discurus(Vieillot, LJP, 1822)
English (US) Blue-crowned Racket-tail
The Blue-crowned Racket-tail (Prioniturus discurus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Prioniturus discurus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-crowned Racket-tail
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1822)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi
- Prioniturus discurus discurus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus discurus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1822)
- Type locality
- Mindanao.
- Original description
- La Galerie des Oiseaux du Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle du Jardin du Roi (etc.) 1 p.7 pl.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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