Golden-mantled Racquet-tail

The golden-mantled racket-tail (Prioniturus platurus) belongs to parrot in the family Psittaculidae. The nominate subspecies P. p. platurus occurs in Sulawesi, Togian, Banggai and several other nearby islands, P. p. talautensis occurs in the Talaud Islands and P. p. sinerubris occurs in Taliabu and Mangole in the Sula Islands. One of the places where this bird can be seen is the Gunung Ambang Nature Reserve on Sulawesi. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest up to an altitude of about 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). The diet comprises seeds and fruit found in the forest and the bird sometimes visits mango plantations to feed. Adult golden-mantled racket-tails are about 28 cm (11 in) long and weigh about 220 g (8 oz). The male is mainly green with a rose red spot surrounded by a grey blotch above the eye and an orange collar across the mantle. (Wikipedia, general species account).