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Caracopsis nigra
Unmistakeble, as the name states, black parrot
Praslin
On of the rarest birds in the Islands and in the world.
Spotted on Oct 23, 2011
Submitted on Dec 27, 2011
2 Comments
Yea. Pretty amazing birds.
Apparantly, as our guide stated, they mate for life, and usualy lay two eggs per season. One male and one female. If it happens that chicks are of the same sex, parents let one die, and take care of the other. Same heppens if there are 3 eggs; they let the weak one die.
Amazing example of natures self control. With our own population pressing craaazy numbers, cant help but wonder would we ever be able to do the same!
nice spotting, are they trying to eat those tiny coconuts,