Buru racket-tail
Prioniturus mada Hartert, 1900
The buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 116.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the buru racket-tail
- Weight
- 116.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the buru racket-tail live?
Not recorded
What is the buru racket-tail?
The Buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada), is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the forest on the island of Buru, one of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
From the Wikipedia article “Buru racket-tail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buru_racket-tail&oldid=1379752096), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the buru racket-tail endangered?
The buru racket-tail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the buru racket-tail classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusPrioniturus
- SpeciesPrioniturus mada Hartert, 1900
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Buru racquet-tailEnglish
- Buru racquet-tailEnglish
- lloret de raquetes de l'illa BuruCatalan
- mada vlajkovýCzech
- papoušek tmavozelenýCzech
- Buru SpatelhalepapegøjeDanish
- Buru-spatelhalepapegøjeDanish
- MadapapageiGerman
- Buru-SpatelschwanzpapageiGerman
- Mada-PapageiGerman
- Mada-SpatelschwanzpapageiGerman
- burua flagpapagoEsperanto
- Lorito momoto de BuruSpanish
- Lorito-momoto de BuruSpanish
- buru lapatspapagoiEstonian
- burunviirikaijaFinnish
- Palette de BuruFrench
- ljubičastokapa papigaCroatian
- zászlós madapapagájHungarian
- buru-szigeti motmotpapagájHungarian
- Kring-kring buruIndonesian
- Codaracchetta di BuruItalian
- スミレガシラウチワインコJapanese
- buruvinė menteuodegė papūgaLithuanian
- buruvimpelpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
- BuruvlagstaartpapegaaiDutch
- buruvimpelparakittNorwegian
- listkogonka fioletowaPolish
- lóri-rabudo-de-buruPortuguese
- periquito-raquete-de-buruPortuguese
- Буруйский ракетохвостRussian
- Буруйский ракетохвостый попугайRussian
- ladniak modrochrbtýSlovak
- Raketnorepi papagaj sa ostrva BuruSerbian
- buruflaggpapegojaSwedish
- Buru Raket Kuyruklu PapağanıTurkish
- папуга-віхтьохвіст буруйськийUkrainian
- папужець-віхтьохвіст буруйськийUkrainian
- 布岛扇尾鹦鹉Chinese
- 布路盤尾鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the buru racket-tail
Other species in the same genus Prioniturus.
Blue-winged racket-tail
Prioniturus verticalis
Green racket-tail
Prioniturus luconensis
Montane racket-tail
Prioniturus montanus
Blue-crowned racket-tail
Prioniturus discurus
Yellow-breasted racket-tail
Prioniturus flavicans
Golden-mantled racket-tail
Prioniturus platurus
CompareBuru racket-tail vs Blue-winged racket-tailBuru racket-tail vs Green racket-tailBuru racket-tail vs Montane racket-tailBuru racket-tail vs Blue-crowned racket-tail
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the buru racket-tail?
An adult buru racket-tail weighs 116.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the buru racket-tail endangered?
The buru racket-tail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the buru racket-tail?
The buru racket-tail (Prioniturus mada) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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