Parrots (Psittacidae)

Crimson Shining-parrot (Prosopeia splendens) - HBW 4, p. 370

French: Perruche écarlate German: Fidschisittich Spanish: Papagayo Escarlata
Other common names: Crimson Musk-parrot

Taxonomy: Platycercus splendens Peale, 1848, Peale's River, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands.
Usually considered conspecific with P. tabuensis, but may be closer to P. personata. Monotypic.

Distribution: SW Fiji, on Kadavu and Ono. Introduced to Viti Levu.