Crimson Shinning-parrot
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae Subfamily: Psittacinae Tribe: Platycercini Genus: Prosopeia Species: P. splendens
Binomial name
Prosopeia splendens (Peale, 1848)

The Crimson Shining-parrot, Prosopeia splendens, is a parrot from Fiji. The species is endemic to the islands of Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu Group. The species was once considered conspecific with the Red Shining-parrot of Vanua Levu and Taveuni, but is now considered its own species. The species is sometimes known as the Kadavu Musk Parrot. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. ... Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ... This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. ... Digimon, the only known animals. ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... “Aves” redirects here. ... Families Cacatuidae Psittacidae The order Psittaciformes (Parrots) includes about 353 species of bird which are generally grouped into two families: the Cacatuidae or cockatoos, and the Psittacidae or true parrots. ... For the runtime engine for Perl 6, see Parrot virtual machine. ... Tribes Psittrichadini Cyclopsittacini Polytelini Psittaculini Psittacini The Psittacinae is a subfamily in the parrot family Psittacidae. ... A broad-tailed parrot is any of about 35 species belonging to the subfamily Platycercinae. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Categories: Stub | 1799 births | 1885 deaths ... Subfamily The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae, one of the two families in the biological order Psittaciformes. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ... Map of Fiji, showing Kadavu to the South of Viti Levu Kadavu is the fourth largest island in the Republic of Fiji, and the largest island in the Kadavu Group, which are comprised of Kadavu, Ono, Galoa and a number of smaller islands. ... The Kadavu Group is an archipelago south of Viti Levu, one of Fijis two main islands. ... Vanua Levu is the second largest island of Fiji, and was formerly known as Sandalwood Island. ... Taveuni is the third-largest island in Fiji, after Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, and has a population of around 12,000. ...

The Crimson Shining-parrot is a medium sized parrot (45 cm) with a long tail and bright plumage. The head, breast and belly are covered in bright crimson-red, its back, wings and tail are green with hints of blue in the wing. It has a long winged appearance in flight, flying with undulating bouts of flaps and gliding. The species is very vocal; the chreiks and squawks of the Crimson Shining-parrot are of a higher pitch than that of the Red Shining-parrot. On Kadavu it is unlikely to be mistaken for the other species of parrot, the Collared Lory. Closeup on a single white feather A feather is one of the epidermal growths that forms the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on a bird. ... Flight is the main mode of locomotion used by most of the worlds bird species. ... Bird songs are certain vocal sounds that birds make—in non-technical use, those sounds that are melodious to the human ear. ...

The Crimson Shining-parrot is a common forest species that has recently taken to entering gardens and agricultural land. Pairs forage for seeds and fruits. The species has nt been observed nesting but is assumed to be a hole nester like Red Shining-parrot. The species is considered to be vulnerable by the IUCN due to its restricted range, habitat loss and the illegal trade in parrots. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

References

• Pratt, H., Bruner, P & Berrett, D. (1987) The Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific Princeton University Press:Princeton ISBN 0-691-08402-5
• BirdLife International (2006) Species factsheet: Prosopeia splendens. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/9/2006