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Mindoro racket-tail

Prioniturus mindorensis Steere, 1890

VUVulnerableparrots

The mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 137.5 g to 158 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

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Quick facts about the mindoro racket-tail

Weight
137.5 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mindoro racket-tail live?

Not recorded

What is the mindoro racket-tail?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculinae family. It was formerly considered conspecific with the blue-crowned racket-tail (Prioniturus discurus). It is endemic to the island of Mindoro in the Philippines and it occurs in tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the cage-bird trade.

From the Wikipedia article “Mindoro racket-tail” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mindoro_racket-tail&oldid=1384192460), 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 mindoro racket-tail endangered?

The mindoro racket-tail is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species.

How is the mindoro racket-tail classified?

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

Synonyms Prioniturus discurus mindorensis

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Mindoro racquet-tailEnglish
  • Mindoro racquet-tailEnglish
  • lloret de raquetes de MindoroCatalan
  • mada mindorskýCzech
  • Mindoro SpatelhalepapegøjeDanish
  • Mindoro-SpatelschwanzpapageiGerman
  • mindora flagpapagoEsperanto
  • Lorito momoto de MindoroSpanish
  • دمپارویی میندوروPersian
  • mindoronviirikaijaFinnish
  • Palette de MindoroFrench
  • mindorska papigaCroatian
  • mindorói motmotpapagájHungarian
  • ミンドロウチワインコJapanese
  • Mindorinė menteuodegė papūgaLithuanian
  • Миндоро ракет пачан попугайWestern Mari
  • mindorovimpelpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • MindorovlagstaartpapegaaiDutch
  • mindorovimpelparakittNorwegian
  • listkogonka mindorskaPolish
  • lóri-rabudo-de-mindoroPortuguese
  • periquito-raquete-de-mindoroPortuguese
  • Миндорский ракетохвостRussian
  • Миндорский ракетохвостый попугайRussian
  • ladniak mindorskýSlovak
  • Raketnorepi papagaj sa ostrva MindoroSerbian
  • mindoroflaggpapegojaSwedish
  • Mindoro Raket Kuyruklu PapağanıTurkish
  • папужець-віхтьохвіст міндорськийUkrainian
  • 民岛扇尾鹦鹉Chinese
  • 民多羅盤尾鸚鵡Chinese

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Relatives of the mindoro 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 mindoro racket-tail?

An adult mindoro racket-tail weighs 137.5 g – 158 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mindoro racket-tail endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the mindoro racket-tail?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindoro-racket-tail

MLA

“Mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindoro-racket-tail.

BibTeX
@misc{mindoro_racket_tail_2026,
  title = {Mindoro racket-tail (Prioniturus mindorensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mindoro-racket-tail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}