NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blue-headed Racket-tail
Prioniturus platenae W. Blasius, 1888
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 blue-headed racket-tail (Prioniturus platenae), also known as the Palawan racket-tail and locally as kinawihan, is a parrot found in the western Philippines around Palawan. The species was formerly considered conspecific with the blue-crowned racket-tail. It is locally known as 'kilit'. It inhabits humid lowland forest in small flocks. It is threatened by habitat destruction and limited trapping for the cage-bird trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-headed racket-tail; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:57:09.176126+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prioniturus platenae W. Blasius, 1888
- Name authority
- W. Blasius, 1888
- Common name
- Blue-headed 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 platenae W. Blasius, 1888
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 |
| Mindanao Montane Racquet-tailPrioniturus waterstradti Rothschild, 1904 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted Racket-tailPrioniturus flavicans Cassin, 1853 | 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=554860 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:4MFF8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.