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Alternative name: Blue-winged Racket-tail

Prioniturus verticalis

Identification

30 cm

  • Green back
  • Blue crown
  • Yellow-green body
  • Darker wings
  • Blue primaries
  • Black-tipped racquet-like tail extensions
  • Whitish-grey bill

Male

  • Red spot on blue crown

Distribution

Philippines: found in the Sulu Archipelago.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests.

Behaviour

Vocalisation

Trumpet like calls.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International

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