A small vase parrot [1] , or a black parrot [2] ( lat. Coracopsis nigra ) is a bird of the parrot family.
| Small vase parrot |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
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| International scientific name |
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Coracopsis nigra
( Linnaeus , 1758 ) |
| Security status |
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Least ConcernedIUCN 3.1 Least Concern : 22727885 |
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Content
Body length 36 cm; weight 315 g. The plumage is brownish-black, with a gray tint on the wings and tail.
It lives in Madagascar , Comoros and Seychelles .
Inhabited by dense impenetrable forests and mangrove swamps, up to an altitude of 2000 m above sea level. Keep in small flocks. Very careful; people are not allowed close. They feed on seeds, berries and fruits. Eat large quantities of rice , corn and cassava .
The mating season falls on the rainy season from December to March or April. Nest in hollows of old trees. In clutch 2-3 eggs .
The view includes 3 subspecies:
- Coracopsis nigra libs Bangs, 1927 - inhabits the west and south of Madagascar.
- Coracopsis nigra nigra (Linnaeus, 1758) - inhabits the east of Madagascar.
- Coracopsis nigra sibilans Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885 - lives on the islands of Grand Comor and Anjouan ( Comoros ).
Depending on the classification, the number of subspecies may vary, and the species may include up to 4 subspecies, including: Coracopsis nigra barklyi, living in the Seychelles. Often this subspecies is considered as an independent species of Coracopsis barklyi [3] [4] .
- ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 117. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
- ↑ Fisher D., Simon N., Vincent D. Red Book. Wildlife at risk / trans. from English, ed. A. G. Bannikova . - M .: Progress, 1976. - S. 335. - 478 p.
- ↑ Parrots & cockatoos - Gill, F & D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird List (v 6.4). DOI : 10.14344 / IOC.ML.6.4
- ↑ BirdLife International . 2016. Coracopsis barklyi . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016.
- Vinokurov A.A. Rare birds of the world. - M .: Agropromizdat, 1987 .-- 207 p.
