Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Psittaciformes > Psittacidae > Prioniturus > Prioniturus verticalis

Prioniturus verticalis (Blue-winged Racket-tail; Sulu Racquet-tail)

Wikipedia Abstract

The blue-winged racket-tail or Sulu racquet-tail (Prioniturus verticalis) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.It is endemic to Tawi-Tawi island in the Philippines.
View Wikipedia Record: Prioniturus verticalis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Prioniturus verticalis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
59
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.15755
EDGE Score: 4.59027
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Sulu Archipelago rain forests Philippines Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Sibutu and Tumindao Islands Philippines A1, A2  
Simunul and Manuk Manka Islands Philippines A1, A2  
Tawi-tawi Island Philippines A1  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Philippines Philippines Yes

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0