| Seychelles black parrot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Coracopsis |
| Species: | C. barklyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Coracopsis barklyi Newton, E, 1867
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The Seychelles black parrot, Praslin parrot or kato nwar (Coracopsis barklyi) is a sombre-coloured, medium-sized parrot endemic to the Seychelles. Historically, it has been treated as a subspecies of the lesser vasa parrot, although it shows morphological, ecological and behavioural differences.[2] Recent phylogenetic research indicates that the Seychelles population has a long history of isolation and may be sister to the rest of Coracopsis. It is the national bird of the Seychelles.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Coracopsis barklyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727890A94964796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727890A94964796.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Rocamora G, Skerrett A. 2001. Seychelles. In: Fishpool L, Evans MI editors. Important bird areas in Africa and associated islands. Newbury and Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. pp 751-768.