Racket-tail
The genus Prioniturus contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at the end.Taxonomy
The following nine species and several subspecies are recognized in the genus:
- Prioniturus, Wagler 1832
- *Prioniturus montanus, Ogilvie-Grant 1895
- *Prioniturus waterstradti, Rothschild 1904
- **Prioniturus waterstradti waterstradti, Rothschild 1904
- **Prioniturus waterstradti malindangensis, Mearns 1909
- *Prioniturus platenae, Blasius, W 1888
- *Prioniturus luconensis, Steere 1890
- *Prioniturus discurus,
- **Prioniturus discurus discurus,
- **Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi, Salomonsen 1953
- *Prioniturus mindorensis, Steere 1890
- *Prioniturus verticalis, Sharpe 1893
- *Prioniturus flavicans, Cassin 1853
- *Prioniturus platurus,
- **Prioniturus platurus platurus,
- **Prioniturus platurus sinerubris, Forshaw 1971
- **Prioniturus platurus talautensis, Hartert 1898
- *Prioniturus mada, Hartert1900
