Parrots (Psittacidae)
Black Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) - HBW 4, p. 413
French: Perroquet noir
German: Rabenpapagei
Spanish: Loro Negro
Other common names: Lesser Vasa Parrot
Taxonomy: Psittacus niger Linnaeus, 1758, eastern Madagascar.
Proposed race barklyi of Seychelles apparently indistinguishable from sibilans. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- 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.
- libs Bangs, 1927 - W & S Madagascar.
- nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) - E Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird biting a branch Locality National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 13 August 2001 5 years ago 28 sec 3.9 -
Two birds in a tree Locality Praslin Island, Seychelles (ssp barklyi)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2000 6 years ago 15 sec 3.1 -
A bird preening. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 22 sec 2.7 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, Praslin Island, Seychelles (ssp sibilans)
Steven Edwards 8 April 2004 7 years ago 45 sec 2.5
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A very tame bird inquisitive
Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (ssp nigra)
Ian Fulton 20 October 2005 2 years ago 2.7 -
Adult bird at a nest box.
Locality Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 14 June 2009 2 years ago 2
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