It is 27–28 cm, basically green with a bright, light blue head, blue underwings and, in the male, bluish breast. The beak is bluish gray and iris is yellowish.
The Blue-headed Racquet-tail is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Blue-headed Racquet-tail; Prioniturus luconensis Green Racquet-tail; Prioniturus discurus ... http://www.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=2164 Prioniturus platenae: ...permision by the copyright holders. Prioniturus platenae. Blue-headed Racquet-tail. Family PSITTACIDAE (Parrots). Status. Vulnerable. ... http://www.campusprogram.com/reference/en/wikipedia/p/pa/parrot.html Parrot - Reference Library: Prioniturus waterstradti; Blue-headed Racquet-tail, Prioniturus platenae; Green Racquet-tail, Prioniturus luconensis; Blue-crowned ... http://www.camacdonald.com/birding/asiaphillipines. More