Crimson Shining Parrot

When to see the Crimson Shining Parrot

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crimson Shining Parrot

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Crimson Shining Parrot

The crimson shining parrot is a parrot from Fiji. The species is endemic to the islands of Kadavu and Ono in the Kadavu Group. The species was once considered conspecific with the red shining parrot of Vanua Levu and Taveuni, but is now considered its own species. The species is sometimes known as the Kadavu musk parrot.

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Easily confused with

Maroon Shining ParrotProsopeia tabuensisAdults have variable plumage; red/black face; rest of head brown/red, darker on hindcheeks; underparts dark maroon; dark blue collar across upper mantle, obvious in some birds but in others narrow and nearly absent; upperparts and tail green, feathers on rump in some individuals edged with maroon. Masked Shining ParrotProsopeia personataIt is 47 cm long and weighs 322 g.