NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Yellow-breasted Racket-tail
Prioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The yellow-breasted racket-tail (Prioniturus flavicans) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it is native to the Minahasa Peninsula and the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Yellow-breasted racket-tail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:04:23.809155+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853
- Name authority
- Cassin, 1853
- Common name
- Yellow-breasted Racket-tail
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Prioniturus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusPrioniturus Wagler, 1832
- speciesPrioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prioniturus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-crowned Racket-tailPrioniturus discurus (Vieillot, 1822) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green Racket-tailPrioniturus luconensis Steere, 1890 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Luzon Montane Racquet-tailPrioniturus montanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1895 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-headed Racket-tailPrioniturus platenae W. Blasius, 1888 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mindanao Montane Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradti Rothschild, 1904 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buru Racket-tailPrioniturus mada Hartert, 1900 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-mantled Racket-tailPrioniturus platurus (Vieillot, 1818) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177531 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MFF4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.