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masked shining parrot (Prosopeia personata)
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masked shining parrot (Prosopeia personata)


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Coracopsis personata = Prosopeia personata
Date 1848
Source Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848 (http://www.archive.org/stream/lietuvostsrmoksl48liet#page/n36/mode/1up)
Author Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CoracopsisPersonataHawkins.jpg

The masked shining parrot (Prosopeia personata) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Viti Levu in 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. It has a dark mask and it is mainly bright green with a yellow and orange breast. Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittaculidae, Subfamily: Platycercinae, Tribe: Platycercini, Genus: Prosopeia, Species: Prosopeia personata (Gray, 1848).

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Scientific Name: Prosopeia personata (Gray, 1848)
Common Names: Masked Shining Parrot
French: Perruche masquée; German: Maskensittich; Spanish: Papagayo enmascarado
Taxonomy: Coracopsis ? personata G. R. Gray, 1848, New Guinea?; error = Fiji Islands.

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