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Crimson Shining Parrot
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Related publications: Prosopeia splendensSpecies Profile
Genus: Prosopeia | Species: splendens
Size:
45cm (17.5 in)
Weight:
280g (9.8 oz)
Subspecies including nominate:
one
Colour Adult:
Both adults different from the Red Shining Parrot (P. tabuensis) by having bright red head and underparts; forehead, lores and feathers below lower mandible darker red; wide blue collar across upper mantle; no red edges to feathers on rump.
Colour Juvenile:
As in adults but with horn coloured bill with grey streaking; pale eye ring and brown eye.
Call:
Described as loud and squawking, repeated in bursts. Also grating notes, and soft ra-ra-ra-ra when perched.
Listen NowVideo Links:
Video 1More Information:
Content Sources:
CITES
BirdLife International
Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Birds of the World
A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977. 2010 edition
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Lexicon of Parrots, Thomas Arndt.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Crimson Shining Parrot
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Related publications: Prosopeia splendensSpecies Care
Captive Status:
Very rare
Longevity:
Not recorded.
Housing:
Walk-in enclosure, minimum length 4.5m (14.7 ft).
Diet:
Fruit such as: apple, pear, orange, banana, cactus fruits, pomegranate, etc, forming about 30 percent of diet; vegetables such as: carrot, celery, green peas and beans, corn; green leaves such as: Swiss chard, lettuce, sowthistle, dandelion, chickweed; spray millet; small seed mix such as: canary, millet and smaller amounts of oats, buckwheat and safflower; soaked and sprouted sunflower seed; cooked beans and other pulses and complete pellet.
Enrichment:
Enjoys bathing, so provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls; bird-safe fresh branches with flowers, also fir, willow and pine branches; chew toys. Enjoys flying, provide lots of space in aviary.
Nest Box Size:
12" x 12" x 40" (30.5cm x 30.5cm x 101.6cm) vertical box.
Clutch Size:
1 - 4
Incubation Time:
24 - 25 days
Fledging Age:
8 weeks
Hatch Weight:
13g (0.45 oz)
Peak Weight:
Not recorded.
Weaning Weight:
Not recorded.
Crimson Shining Parrot
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The Crimson Shining Parrot chews wood to extract insect larvae, a favourite food.
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Related publications: Prosopeia splendensSpecies Wild Status
World Population:
About 6000
IUCN Red List Status:
Vulnerable
CITES Listing:
Appendix II
Threat Summary:
A BirdLife “restricted-range” species. Forested areas on Kadavu were heavily logged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Is apparently very scarce and declining on Viti Levu. Habitat loss and fragmentation for agriculture continues, with about 75% of the forest remaining. Can use degraded habitats, but fires endanger what forest is left. Trade is a moderate threat.
Range:
Kadavu and Ono, also introduced to Viti Levu, Fiji Islands.
Habitat:
Found in forest, agricultural lands and around human villages both in the lowlands and hills. It is assumed to be a cavity nester like its closest congener P. tabuensis.
Wild Diet:
Eats fruit and seeds, both in the forest canopy and in agricultural gardens.
Ecology and Behaviour:
Are found singly, in pairs or in flocks of up to 40 birds outside the breeding season.
Clutch and Egg Size:
1 to 4 rounded eggs, 38.5 x 30.0mm (1.5 x 1.2 in).
Breeding Season:
June - January
Crimson Shining Parrot
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The Crimson Shining Parrot chews wood to extract insect larvae, a favourite food.
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