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Blue-crowned Racquet-tail - BirdForum Opus

Alternative name: Blue-crowned Racket-tail

Prioniturus discurus

Identification

27cm

  • Green plumage
  • Blue crown
  • Bluish undertail
  • Whitish beak
  • Green coverts on dark underwings

Distribution

South-east Asia: found in the Philippines.

Taxonomy

This species has been considered conspecific with Blue-headed Racquet-tail, Blue-winged Racquet-tail and Mindoro Racquet-tail in the past.

Subspecies[1]

Two subspecies accepted:

  • P. d. discurus on Mindanao, Basilan and some islands in Sulu Archipelago
  • P. d. whiteheadi on Negros, Bohol, Samar, Leyte, Masbate and Cebu

Habitat

Humid forests, mangroves, cultivated areas up to 1750m.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes fruit, berries, nuts and seeds.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia

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