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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2023	Near Threatened	B1b(iii)+2b(iii)
2016	Vulnerable	C2a(ii)
2012	Vulnerable	C2a(ii)
2008	Vulnerable	C2a(ii)
2006	Vulnerable
2004	Vulnerable
2000	Vulnerable
1994	Lower Risk/Near Threatened
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	910 km2	medium
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	784 km2
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	3000-5000,4000 mature individuals	medium	inferred	2004
Population trend	unknown	medium	-	-
Generation length	4.98 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	1	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	100%	-	-	-

Population justification: The population size has not been directly estimated, however the species is described as widespread and common on Kadavu (Collar et al. 2020). Given that the species appears to occur at similar population densities to the Masked Shining-parrot (Prosopeia personata) (86 Crimson Shining-parrots were recorded in 38 standardised observer-hours on two surveys, similar to the mean of 1.9 Masked Shining-parrots per hour recorded at 18 sites across Viti Levu), the population has been inferred to number 6,000 birds or 4,000 mature individuals (Jackson and Jit 2004) and is placed in the range 3,000-5,000, although this is highly uncertain (USFWS 2011).

Trend justification: The population trend has not been quantified. Forest loss is occurring at a rate equivalent to 4-5% over three generations (Global Forest Watch 2022, based on data from Hansen et al. [2013] and methods disclosed therein) and appears to have accelerated based on losses in 2017-2021. However, the species is not restricted to primary forest and occurs in degraded habitat (Juniper and Parr 1998, Watling 2001). As such, although forest loss may affect the species, it may not be causing substantial declines overall. Birds are reportedly captured in small numbers and there may be some illegal trade overseas (Watling 2000, J. S. Kretzschmar in litt. 2000), though this is not currently thought to be a significant threat to the species (USFWS 2011). Overall, the population trend is considered to be unknown.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Fiji	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Fiji	East Kadavu
Fiji	Nabukelevu

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 800 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Negligible declines		Low Impact: 4
		Stresses Species mortality
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation
Natural system modifications	Fire & fire suppression - Trend Unknown/Unrecorded	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national, international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Crimson Shining-parrot Prosopeia splendens. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/crimson-shining-parrot-prosopeia-splendens on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.