Greater vasa parrot

Greater vasa parrot
In Madagascar
C. v. drouardi, female in breeding plumage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Coracopsis
Species:
C. vasa
Binomial name
Coracopsis vasa
(Shaw, 1812)
Close up of head
C. v. drouardi, female in breeding plumage in flight.jpg

The greater vasa parrot (Coracopsis vasa) is one of two species of vasa parrot, the other being the lesser vasa parrot (C. nigra). The greater vasa parrot can be found throughout Madagascar and the Comoros.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Coracopsis vasa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22685261A131279943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22685261A131279943.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.