Mindoro Racket-tail
Photo: Ronet Santos · CC BY 4.0

Old World Parrots

Mindoro Racket-tail

Prioniturus mindorensis

VUVulnerable Endemic to Philippines
Family
Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Order
Psittaciformes

Overview

The Mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculinae family. It was formerly considered conspecific with the blue-crowned racket-tail (Prioniturus discurus). It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and it occurs in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the cage-bird trade.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Mindoro (north-central Philippines).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.