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Coracopsis nigra
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.
Dry shrub behind a beach .
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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Pure luck Zlatan, I didn't know what I had taken - I have a rather cowboy approach - shoot first, ask questions later!
Beautiful - seems like first spotting on NOAH?