Masked Shining Parrot

Masked Shining Parrot
Masked Shining Parrot
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
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 Psittacidae 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 montanes, arable land, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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