Blue-winged Racquet-tailed Parrot
Also known as:
Blue-winged Racquet-tail, Sulu Racquet-tail
Also known as:
Blue-winged Racquet-tail, Sulu Racquet-tail
Size:
35 cm (13.6 in)
Weight:
Not recorded.
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Mainly green on back, olive/green on breast and belly. Male-forehead and forecrown pale blue with small red patch; primary feathers blue on outer webs; middle tail feathers green, racquets black tinged blue, side tail feathers green tipped black. Beak blue/grey. Female-as in male but with no red spot on head.
Colour Juvenile:
As in female but with shorter tail shafts.
Call:
Varied call sounds include harsh, rasping notes, squeaky and disyllabic notes.
Blue-winged Racquet-tailed Parrot – AVoCet Cornell Lab Macaulay Library
More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Vanished and Vanishing Parrots, Forshaw, 2017.
Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Captive Status:
Unknown in captivity.
Longevity:
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Diet:
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Enrichment:
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Nest Box Size:
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Clutch Size:
Not recorded.
Fledging Age:
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Hatch Weight:
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Peak Weight:
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Weaning Weight:
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World Population:
100-500 mature individuals, decreasing.
IUCN Red List Status:
Critically Endangered
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
Restricted-range species, confined to the Sulu archipelago Endemic Bird Area. Almost no forest remains on the islands of Sibutu and Sanga-sanga; the species is suspected to be extinct on the latter. As habitat continues to be lost, the rate of decline is thought to be accelerating. Likely hunted occasionally.
Range:
Tawi-Tawi and possibly Sibutu, Southwestern Sulu Archipelago, S Philippine Islands.
Habitat:
Occurs in lowland forest, forest edge, mangroves and dense remnant forest patches.
Wild Diet:
Feeds in upper canopy of fruiting trees.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Birds seen in singles or pairs in high flight over canopy; noisy in flight, but difficult to detect while feeding. Very active at sunrise.
Clutch and Egg Size:
Not recorded.
Breeding Season:
September-January. Nest recorded in a large broken-off palm tree.
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