Masked Shining Parrot
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| Masked Shining Parrot | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Prosopeia |
| Species: | P. personata |
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| Prosopeia personata (Gray, 1848) |
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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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2006. Prosopeia personata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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