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Mindanao racket-tail

Prioniturus waterstradti Rothschild, 1904

NTNear Threatenedparrots

The mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 119 g to 158 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti)
Photo: Chetatata · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mindanao racket-tail

Weight
119 g – 158 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
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mindanao racket-tail live?

Not recorded

What is the mindanao racket-tail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Mindanao in the Philippines. It was previously conspecific with the Luzon Racket-tail. Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate waterstradti in the south-east, and malindangensis in the west. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. The species is considered "Near Threatened" due to habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.

From the Wikipedia article “Mindanao racket-tail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindanao_racket-tail&oldid=1376706625), 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 mindanao racket-tail endangered?

The mindanao racket-tail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the mindanao racket-tail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusPrioniturus
  7. SpeciesPrioniturus waterstradti Rothschild, 1904
Other names and names in other languages (42)
  • Mindanao montane racquet-tailEnglish
  • Mindanao racquet-tailEnglish
  • Mindanao racquet-tailEnglish
  • lloret de raquetes de MindanaoCatalan
  • papoušek tmavýCzech
  • mada mindanajskýCzech
  • mada mindanaoskýCzech
  • parot llwygynffon MindanaoWelsh
  • Mindanao SpatelhalepapegøjeDanish
  • Mindanao-spatelhalepapegøjeDanish
  • Mindanao-SpatelschwanzpapageiGerman
  • mindanaa flagpapagoEsperanto
  • Lorito momoto de MindanaoSpanish
  • Lorito-momoto de MindanaoSpanish
  • mindanao lapatspapagoiEstonian
  • دمپارویی میندانائوPersian
  • mindanaonviirikaijaFinnish
  • Palette de MindanaoFrench
  • mindanaoska papigaCroatian
  • mindanaói motmotpapagájHungarian
  • Waterstradt zászlósfarkú papagájHungarian
  • Codaracchetta di MindanaoItalian
  • ミンダナオズアカウチワインコJapanese
  • filipininė menteuodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • Минданао ракет пачан попугайWestern Mari
  • mindanaovimpelpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • MindanaovlagstaartpapegaaiDutch
  • Mindanao-vlagstaartpapegaaiDutch
  • mindanaovimpelparakittNorwegian
  • listkogonka ubogaPolish
  • lóri-rabudo-de-mindanauPortuguese
  • periquito-raquete-de-mindanauPortuguese
  • Минданаоский ракетохвостRussian
  • Минданайский ракетохвостый попугайRussian
  • ladniak mindanajskýSlovak
  • Raketnorepi papagaj sa ostrva MindanaoSerbian
  • mindanaoflaggpapegojaSwedish
  • Mindanao Raket Kuyruklu PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-віхтьохвіст мінданайськийUkrainian
  • папужець-віхтьохвіст мінданайськийUkrainian
  • 棉岛扇尾鹦鹉Chinese
  • 民答那峨盤尾鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mindanao 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 mindanao racket-tail?

An adult mindanao racket-tail weighs 119 g – 158 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mindanao racket-tail endangered?

The mindanao racket-tail is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the mindanao racket-tail?

The mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindanao-racket-tail

MLA

“Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindanao-racket-tail.

BibTeX
@misc{mindanao_racket_tail_2026,
  title = {Mindanao racket-tail (Prioniturus waterstradti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindanao-racket-tail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}