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Green-headed Raquet-tail Prioniturus luconnensis Salvadori,1891, Prioniturus luzonnensis Sharpe,1900
Common Names: Loro
Habitat/Distribution: Forest edges, cultivated areas, secondary growth to primary forests from 0-1,000m in Luzon and Marinduque.
Habitat / Behavior: Known to breed in may. Nests in dead Trees or in holes abandoned by woodpeckers.Eats banana, forest fruits, young coconut, seeds and grains.
Threats: habitat destruction and over-collection for the pet trade
Conservation Efforts/Measures:

Photograph Information: Courtesy of the Babilonia Wilner Foundation Illustrations by George Sandstrom and John R. Pierce, taken from the book "Philippine Birds" by John duPont.

Green Raquettail

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