Prioniturus flavicans
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Psittaciformes
Familia: Psittaculidae
Genus: Prioniturus
Species: Prioniturus flavicans
Name
Prioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853
References
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6 p.373 BHL
IUCN: Prioniturus flavicans (Near Threatened)
Vernacular names
Cymraeg: Parot llwygynffon corun coch
English: Yellow-breasted Racket-tail
فارسی: دمپارویی سینهزرد
suomi: Isoviirikaija
français: Palette de Cassin
Bahasa Indonesia: Kring-kring dada-kuning
кырык мары: Якшар калпакан пачан попугай
Nederlands: Cassins vlagstaartpapegaai
русский: Красношапочный ракетохвостый попугай
svenska: guldbröstad flaggpapegoja
The yellow-breasted racket-tail (Prioniturus flavicans) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is found in Sulawesi's northern peninsula and the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description
In North Sulawesi
The yellow-breasted racket-tail has an olive-green back, neck and chest. The bill is pale grey and its irises are brown. Its legs are grey. Males are blue on the top of the head with a red area on the crown. The tail feather are green with terminal black spatulas. Females have a smaller area of blue on the head and no red. Juveniles are similar to females, but have less blue on the head.[2]
Distribution
Prioniturus flavicans is mainly found on the northern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi (along with other smaller nearby islands such as Bangka Island) and the Togian Islands. This bird's natural range only exists the country of Indonesia.
Ecology & Behavior
Prioniturus flavicans is a quiet and modest bird that is often found in pairs or small flocks. To avoid being noticed by predators, this bird prefers to stay in the upper canopy of trees and moves cautiously among the branches.
Threats
Like most other birds in Indonesia, the yellow-breasted racket-tail is threatened by heavy deforestation to make may for plantations (especially palm oil), mining operations, and logging. Because of these threats, this bird is listed as a near-threatened species by the IUCN.
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Prioniturus flavicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22684991A93053805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684991A93053805.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. plate 34. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
https://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia/yellow-breasted-racquet-tailed-parrot
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