Masked shining parrot

Masked Shining Parrot
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Superfamily:	Psittacoidae
Family:	Psittaculidae
Subfamily:	Platycercinae
Tribe:	Platycercini
Genus:	Prosopeia
Species:	P. personata
Binomial name
	Prosopeia personata; (Gray, 1848)

The Masked Shining Parrot, Perruche Masquée, or Papagayo Enmascarado (Prosopeia personata) is a species of parrot in the Psittaculidae family. It is endemic to Fiji.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, arable land, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

BirdLife International 2006. Prosopeia personata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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