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Prioniturus

Racket-tails
Prioniturus discurus.jpg
Blue-crowned racket-tail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Tribe: Psittaculini
Genus: Prioniturus
Wagler, 1832

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.

The following nine species and several subspecies are recognized in the genus:



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