Blue-winged Racket-tail Parrot (Prioniturus verticalis)
The brilliant plumage and unique racquet-shaped tail feathers of the Blue-winged Racquet-tailed Parrot make it one of the most distinctive members of the parrot family. Yet this rare beauty is on the brink of extinction. “The Blue-winged Racquet-tail is one of the most endangered parrots in the world.” Endemic to a few small islands in…