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| Blue-winged Raquet-tail Prioniturus verticalis |
| Common Names: Loro Discoverer: Sharpe, 1893 Category: ENDANGERED Habitat/Distribution: Forests and mangroves of Tawi-tawi, Bongao, Sibutu, Manuk Manka and Tumindao. Habitat / Behavior: Total Length without rackets: 11". Eats fruits and berries. Calls varied like other raquet-tails, icluding raspy notes aaaaak and sounds like a rusty gate lee-aaaak with emphasis on the 2nd syllable (RSK: D. Allen recording) Threats: Hunting for pet trade and rapid clearing of habitats Conservation Efforts/Measures: Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Hector C. Miranda, Jr. taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al |
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