Parrots (Psittacidae) - HBW 4
Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa)
French: Perroquet vaza
German: Großer Vasa
Spanish: Loro Vasa
Other common names: Greater Vasa Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus Vasa Shaw, 1812, South Africa; error = east Madagascar.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- comorensis (W. K. H. Peters, 1854) - Ngazidja (Grand Comoro), Mwali (Moheli) and Ndzuani (Anjouan) in Comoros.
- drouhardi Lavauden, 1929 - W & S Madagascar.
- vasa (Shaw, 1812) - E Madagascar
- Least Concern
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A dorsal view of a bird preening Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 1 year ago 34 sec 4.5 -
Two birds perched. Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 51 weeks ago 32 sec 3.3 -
Poços de caldas cientific and cultural creatory. Minas Gerais, Brazil
josé de alencar bo... 10 January 1990 6 weeks ago 55 sec 2.3
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A close-up. Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 51 weeks ago 3.7
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