Parrots (Psittacidae)
Masked Shining-parrot (Prosopeia personata) - HBW 4, p. 370
French: Perruche masquée
German: Maskensittich
Spanish: Papagayo Enmascarado
Other common names: Yellow-breasted Shining-parrot, Masked Musk-parrot
Taxonomy: Coracopsis ? personata G. R. Gray, 1848, New Guinea?.
Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Fiji, on Viti Levu; also early reports from adjacent Ovalau and Mbau.
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A bird in a tree, feeding on tender wood. Locality Nausori Highlands, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 August 2012 29 weeks ago 44 sec 4.4 -
A bird walking on a branch and feding on tender wood, then flying away. Locality Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2012 29 weeks ago 1 min 4.3 -
A bird perched on a branch regurgitating food and eating it again. Locality Kula Eco Park, Korotogo, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 August 2012 29 weeks ago 44 sec 3.7 -
An individual regurgitating food on a branch and eating it again. Locality Kula Eco Park, Korotogo, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 August 2012 29 weeks ago 46 sec 3.7 -
A bird resting in a tree, looking around and flying away. Locality Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2012 29 weeks ago 17 sec 3.7 -
An individual moving in a tree. Locality Nausori Highlands, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 August 2012 29 weeks ago 54 sec 3.7
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A close-up of the head of one bird.
Locality Kula Eco Park, Korotogo, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 August 2012 29 weeks ago 4 -
A bird resting in a tree.
Locality Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2012 29 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird in a tree.
Locality Nausori Highlands, Viti Levu, Fiji (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 August 2012 29 weeks ago 3
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Calls by several birds. Locality Kula Eco Park, Korotogo, Viti Levu, Fiji
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 August 2012 29 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by a bird perched in a tree. Locality Nausori Highlands, Viti Levu, Fiji
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 August 2012 29 weeks ago 4
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