Parrots (Psittacidae)
Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) - HBW 4, p. 413
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 Enlarge map
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A dorsal view of a bird preening Locality Birdworld, Farnham, Surrey, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 27 April 2007 3 years ago 34 sec 4.5 -
Two birds perched. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 32 sec 3.3 -
Poços de caldas cientific and cultural creatory. Locality Minas Gerais State, Brazil
josé de alencar bonafé 10 January 1990 2 years ago 55 sec 2.3
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Adult bird.
Locality Beale Wildlife Park and Gardens, Berkshire, England, Great Britain
Tomasz Doroń 21 May 2011 18 weeks ago 3 -
A close-up.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany
Josep del Hoyo 21 March 2008 2 years ago 3
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