Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Cladus: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: 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
Subclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Psittaciformes
Familia: Psittaculidae
Subfamilia: Psittaculinae
Tribus: Psittaculini
Genus: Prioniturus
Species: P. discurus - P. flavicans - P. luconensis - P. mada - P. mindorensis - P. montanus - P. platenae - P. platurus - P. verticalis - P. waterstradti.
Name
Prioniturus Wagler, 1832
The genus Prioniturus, commonly known as racket-tails, contains nine parrot species found in the Philippines and Indonesia. They are easily distinguished from all other parrots by their elongated central tail feathers with the bare shaft and spatula at the end.[2]
Taxonomy
The following nine species and several subspecies are recognized in the genus:[3]
Prioniturus, Wagler 1832
Prioniturus montanus, Ogilvie-Grant 1895 (Montane racket-tail)[4]
Prioniturus waterstradti, Rothschild 1904 (Mindanao racket-tail)[4]
Prioniturus waterstradti waterstradti, Rothschild 1904[4]
Prioniturus waterstradti malindangensis, Mearns 1909[4]
Prioniturus platenae, Blasius, W 1888 (Blue-headed racket-tail)
Prioniturus luconensis, Steere 1890 (Green racket-tail)
Prioniturus discurus, (Vieillot 1822) (Blue-crowned racket-tail)
Prioniturus discurus discurus, (Vieillot 1822)
Prioniturus discurus whiteheadi, Salomonsen 1953
Prioniturus mindorensis, Steere 1890 (Mindoro racket-tail)
Prioniturus verticalis, Sharpe 1893 (Blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu Racket-tail)
Prioniturus flavicans, Cassin 1853 (Yellow-breasted racket-tail)
Prioniturus platurus, (Vieillot 1818) (Golden-mantled racket-tail)
Prioniturus platurus platurus, (Vieillot 1818)
Prioniturus platurus sinerubris, Forshaw 1971
Prioniturus platurus talautensis, Hartert 1898
Prioniturus mada, Hartert1900 (Buru racket-tail)
References
"Psittaculidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
Forshaw, Joseph M.; Cooper, William T. (1981) [1973, 1978]. Parrots of the World (corrected second ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London. ISBN 0-7153-7698-5.
"Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Psittaciformes (Version 9.020)". www.zoonomen.net. 2009-03-20.
Forshaw, Joseph M. (2006). Parrots of the World; an Identification Guide. Illustrated by Frank Knight. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-09251-6.
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