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Maroon shining parrot

Prosopeia tabuensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

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The maroon shining parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 232 g to 237.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Maroon shining parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis)
Photo: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the maroon shining parrot

Weight
232 g – 237.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the maroon shining parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the maroon shining parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The maroon shining parrot or red shining-parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis), is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is native to the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni in Fiji and was introduced to the islands of southern Tonga in prehistoric times. The species is sometimes considered conspecific with the crimson shining parrot of Kadavu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Maroon shining parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maroon_shining_parrot&oldid=1363857167), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the maroon shining parrot endangered?

The maroon shining parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the maroon shining parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusProsopeia
  7. SpeciesProsopeia tabuensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Psittacus tabuensis, Pyrrhulopsis tabuensis

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Maroon shining-parrotEnglish
  • Maroon shining-parrotEnglish
  • Red shining parrotEnglish
  • Red shining-parrotEnglish
  • Red shining-parrotEnglish
  • ببغاء لامع أحمرArabic
  • papagai granatósCatalan
  • peja rudozelenýCzech
  • papoušek červenolesklýCzech
  • Peja červenolesklýCzech
  • parot gloyw cochWelsh
  • PragtfijiparakitDanish
  • PompadoursittichGerman
  • Pompadour-SittichGerman
  • grenata fiĝipapagoEsperanto
  • Papagayo granateSpanish
  • muskaadipapagoiEstonian
  • hohtokaijaFinnish
  • Kakariki pompadourFrench
  • Perruche pompadourFrench
  • תוכי בוהק שחורHebrew
  • fidžijska papigaCroatian
  • Pompadour-papagájHungarian
  • tongai álarcospapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo splendente rossoItalian
  • キサキインコJapanese
  • vyšninė blizgioji papūgaLithuanian
  • Лачокла тьолгыжшы попугайWestern Mari
  • PompadourparkietDutch
  • glansparakittNorwegian
  • Fidżijka kasztanowataPolish
  • fidżyjka kasztanowataPolish
  • papagaio-grenáPortuguese
  • papagaio-granatePortuguese
  • Красный блестящий попугайRussian
  • Фиджийский попугай-арлекинRussian
  • fidžan maľovanýSlovak
  • Crveni pompadur papagajSerbian
  • vinröd glansparakitSwedish
  • KōkīTongan
  • KokiTongan
  • Şarabi PapağanTurkish
  • папуга пурпуровийUkrainian
  • папужець пурпуровийUkrainian
  • 紅耀鸚鵡Chinese
  • 红胸辉鹦鹉Chinese

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Relatives of the maroon shining parrot

Other species in the same genus Prosopeia.

CompareMaroon shining parrot vs Masked shining parrotMaroon shining parrot vs Crimson shining parrot

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the maroon shining parrot?

An adult maroon shining parrot weighs 232 g – 237.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the maroon shining parrot endangered?

The maroon shining parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the maroon shining parrot?

The maroon shining parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{maroon_shining_parrot_2026,
  title = {Maroon shining parrot (Prosopeia tabuensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/maroon-shining-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}