Greater Vasa Parrot
Coracopsis vasa(Shaw, G, 1812)
English (US) Greater Vasa Parrot
The Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Coracopsis vasa
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Greater Vasa Parrot
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1812)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Coracopsis vasa comorensis
- Coracopsis vasa drouhardi
- Coracopsis vasa vasa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Vasa
- Described by
- (Shaw, G, 1812)
- Type locality
- South Africa, error = Madagascar, restricted to the eastern part by Bangs, antea.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 8, pt2 p.528
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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