Blue-crowned Racket-tail Parrot (Prioniturus discurus)
With it’s bright green plumage and distinctive blue crown, the Blue-crowned Racket-tail Parrot is truly a sight to behold. This medium-sized, vibrantly colored parrot endemic to the Philippines has some features that make it unique among it’s parrot relatives. Most notably, it possesses elongated central tail feathers that end in paddle-shaped “rackets”—a trait found in…