The vasa parrots that form the genus Coracopsis are four species of parrot in the parrot family Psittrichasiidae that are endemic to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean. Some taxo
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The lesser vasa parrot or black parrot is a black coloured parrot endemic to most of Madagascar. It is one of four species of vasa parrots, the others being the greater vasa parrot, the Seychelles bla
Vasa parrot
…genetic study. The genus Coracopsis was introduced in 1832 by the German ornithologist Johann Georg Wagler. The type species was designated as the lesser vasa parrot by George Robert Gray in 1840. The genus contains four species…
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Hand coloured etching by George Edwards published in 1743
Feeding at the National Aviary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania