Mindanao Racket-tail
Prioniturus waterstradtiRothschild, LW, 1904
English (US) Mindanao Racket-tail
The Mindanao Racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) 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 waterstradti
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Mindanao Racket-tail
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1904
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prioniturus waterstradti malindangensis
- Prioniturus waterstradti waterstradti
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1904
- Type locality
- Mount Apo, 3000 feet, Mindanao.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 14 p.72
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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