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Masked Shining Parrot
Prosopeia personata
Masked Shining Parrot (Prosopeia personata) — Parrots & Cockatoos of Oceans & Seabirds.
The Masked Shining Parrot (Prosopeia personata) is a member of the Psittaculidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. Adults weigh 40.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Psittaciformes
- Family Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
- Genus Prosopeia
- Species personata
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40.3 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Masked Shining Parrot is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Masked Shining Parrot is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Masked Shining Parrot (Prosopeia personata) is a species of bird in the Psittaculidae family, part of the order Psittaciformes. It occurs naturally across Oceans & Seabirds. Its distribution covers PO Viti Levu (w Fiji, sw Polynesia).
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40.3 g, with a wing length of about 23.2 cm and a tail of around 22.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 10,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Masked Shining Parrot?
The Masked Shining Parrot is a small bird that weighs around 40.3 g.
Where does the Masked Shining Parrot live?
The Masked Shining Parrot is found across Oceans & Seabirds with a range covering PO Viti Levu (w Fiji, sw Polynesia), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Masked Shining Parrot belong to?
The Masked Shining Parrot (Prosopeia personata) belongs to the Psittaculidae family, in the order Psittaciformes.
What does the Masked Shining Parrot eat?
The Masked Shining Parrot is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Masked Shining Parrot migrate?
The Masked Shining Parrot is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Masked Shining Parrot endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Masked Shining Parrot make?
1 real field recording of the Masked Shining Parrot — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Masked Shining Parrot's range?
The Masked Shining Parrot has a mapped global range of about 10,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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A field guide to the Psittaculidae family — 202 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.