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Lesser Vasa Parrot

Coracopsis nigra

Description:

The lesser vasa parrot or black parrot is a black coloured parrot native to Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, and Seychelles. Lesser vasa parrots inhabit the mangrove swamps and evergreen forests of Madagascar and the Seychelles Islands. They eat seeds, blossoms and fruit - especially berries and mangos.

Habitat:

Dry shrub behind a beach .

Notes:

They are notable in the parrot world for their peculiar appearance, which includes extremely truncated bodies with long necks, black to grey feathers and a pink beak.

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2 Comments

Mel11
Mel11 5 years ago

Pure luck Zlatan, I didn't know what I had taken - I have a rather cowboy approach - shoot first, ask questions later!

Zlatan Celebic
Zlatan Celebic 5 years ago

Beautiful - seems like first spotting on NOAH?

Mel11
Spotted by
Mel11

Province de Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Spotted on Nov 14, 2012
Submitted on Feb 8, 2019

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