Black Parrot (Coracopsis nigra)

Other Names (World)
Black Parrot, Lesser Vasa Parrot

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
26 - 31 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical swamp forest, mangroves, dry forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 2,050 m.

Range (Guide)

Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Seychelles.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) [XC344810]
by Ken Behrens from Ranomafana National Park, Vohiparara, Madagascar (flight call)

Lesser Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) [XC762671]
by Peter Boesman from Bemanevika, Mahajanga, Madagascar (call)

Subspecies
Proposed subspecies barklyi of Seychelles apparently indistinguishable from sibilans.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

sibilans Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885 - Ngazidja (Grand Comoro) and Ndzuani (Anjouan) in Comoros; population on Praslin, Seychelles, may have been introduced, but appears to have colonized Curieuse through natural dispersion. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Comoro Parrot (Coracopsis sibilans).
libs Bangs, 1927 - Western and southern Madagascar.
nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) - Eastern Madagascar.

References
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Files:

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