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Green racket-tail

Prioniturus luconensis Steere, 1890

ENEndangeredparrots

The green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 108 g to 108.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis)
Photo: Vinz Pascua · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the green racket-tail

Weight
108 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
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the green racket-tail live?

Not recorded

What is the green racket-tail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) is an endemic parrot of the Philippines where it is found on Luzon and Marinduque. This species was once common, but is rapidly declining and is currently classified as endangered due to lowland deforestation and capture for cage-bird trade. The population is now estimated to be just 300 - 800 mature individuals and is continuing to decline with many local extinctions in its former range.

It is illegal to hunt, capture, or keep Green racket-tails and any other wild bird in the Philippines under Philippine Law RA 9147.

From the Wikipedia article “Green racket-tail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Green_racket-tail&oldid=1376148990), 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 green racket-tail endangered?

The green racket-tail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.

How is the green racket-tail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusPrioniturus
  7. SpeciesPrioniturus luconensis Steere, 1890

Synonyms Prioniturus luconiensis

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Green racquet-tailEnglish
  • Green racquet-tailEnglish
  • Green-crowned racket-tailed parrotEnglish
  • Green-crowned racket-tailed parrotEnglish
  • Green-headed racket-tailed parrotEnglish
  • Green-headed racket-tailed parrotEnglish
  • lloret de raquetes de LuzonCatalan
  • mada zelenýCzech
  • papoušek zelenovlajkovýCzech
  • parot llwygynffon gwyrddWelsh
  • Grøn SpatelhalepapegøjeDanish
  • Luzon-SpatelschwanzpapageiGerman
  • Luzon-PapageiGerman
  • verda flagpapagoEsperanto
  • Lorito momoto de LuzónSpanish
  • Lorito-momoto de LuzónSpanish
  • rohe-lapatspapagoiEstonian
  • دمپارویی سبزPersian
  • viherviirikaijaFinnish
  • Palette verteFrench
  • papiga lastarkaCroatian
  • zöld madapapagájHungarian
  • zöld motmotpapagájHungarian
  • Codaracchetta verdeItalian
  • ミドリウチワインコJapanese
  • žalioji menteuodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • Лусон ракет пачан попугайWestern Mari
  • grønnvimpelpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • Groene VlagstaartpapegaaiDutch
  • grønnvimpelparakittNorwegian
  • listkogonka zielonaPolish
  • ہری ریکٹ پوچھلWestern Panjabi
  • lóri-rabudo-de-luçãoPortuguese
  • periquito-raquete-de-luçãoPortuguese
  • Лузонский ракетохвостRussian
  • Зелёный ракетохвостый попугайRussian
  • Лусонский ракетохвостый попугайRussian
  • ladniak zelenýSlovak
  • Zeleni raketnorepi papagajSerbian
  • grön flaggpapegojaSwedish
  • Luzon Raket Kuyruklu PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-віхтьохвіст зеленийUkrainian
  • папужець-віхтьохвіст зеленийUkrainian
  • 綠盤尾鸚鵡Chinese
  • 绿扇尾鹦鹉Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the green racket-tail

Other species in the same genus Prioniturus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the green racket-tail?

An adult green racket-tail weighs 108 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the green racket-tail endangered?

The green racket-tail is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the green racket-tail?

The green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-racket-tail

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{green_racket_tail_2026,
  title = {Green racket-tail (Prioniturus luconensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/green-racket-tail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}