Lesser Vasa Parrot
Coracopsis nigra (Linnaeus, C 1758)
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 C. vasa, the Seychelles black parrot, and the Comoros black parrot. The latter two were formerly considered conspecific with the lesser vasa parrot. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Coracopsis
Scientific:
Coracopsis nigra
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.99
Protonym:
Psittacus niger
Type locality:
Madagascar, restricted to the eastern part by Bangs, antea.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/117/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B8802336043C5519
Avibase ID:
avibase-B8802336
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B8802336
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177605
VULNERABLE
English:
Lesser Black Parrot
Afrikaans:
Kleinswartpapegaai
Bulgarian:
Малък черен папагал
Catalan:
Lloro negre petit
Czech:
vaza malý
Danish:
Lille Vasapapegøje
German:
Rabenpapagei
Esperanto:
eta vaza-papago
Spanish:
Loro negro
Spanish (Spain):
Loro negro
Estonian:
mustpapagoi
Finnish:
pikkumustakaija
French:
Vaza noir
Croatian:
crna papiga
Hungarian:
kis vázapapagáj
Italian:
Pappagallo nero
Japanese:
コクロインコ
Lithuanian:
juodoji vaza
Dutch:
Kleine Vasapapegaai
Norwegian:
Svartpapegøye
Polish:
papuzica mała
Portuguese:
papagaio-preto
Portuguese (Portugal):
papagaio-preto
Russian:
Малый попугай-ваза
Slovak:
krkavčík menší
Serbian:
Mali vaza papagaj
Swedish:
mindre vasapapegoja
Turkish:
Küçük Kara Papağan
Ukrainian:
папужець-ваза малий
Chinese:
马岛小鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
小瓦薩鸚鵡
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesser Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lesser Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lesser Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Lesser Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Parrot [nigra or libs] ( Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Parrot [nigra or libs] ( Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Parrot [nigra or libs] ( Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Parrot [nigra or libs] ( Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Parrot [nigra or libs] ( Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Parrot [nigra or libs] ( Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs]) |
| Avilist 2025: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) |
| Clements, version 2023: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Lesser Vasa Parrot (Black) ( Coracopsis nigra nigra/libs) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Lesser Vasa Parrot (Black) ( Coracopsis nigra nigra/libs) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Lesser Vasa Parrot (Black) ( Coracopsis nigra nigra/libs) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Lesser Vasa Parrot ( Coracopsis nigra) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Coracopsis [nigra or sibilans]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kleinswartpapegaai
Bulgarian: Малък черен папагал
Catalan: Lloro negre petit
Czech: vaza malý
Danish: Lille Vasapapegøje
German: Rabenpapagei, Rabenpapagei (nigra/libs)
English: Black Parrot, Black Parrot [nigra or libs], Lesser Black Parrot, Lesser Vasa Parrot, Lesser Vasa Parrot (Black)
[ENAV]: Lesser Vasa Parrot
English, HBW: Black Parrot
English (IOC): Lesser Vasa Parrot, Lesser Vasa Parrot (Black)
English (United States): Lesser Vasa Parrot, Lesser Vasa Parrot (Black)
Esperanto: eta vaza-papago
Spanish: Loro negro, Loro Negro (nigra/libs)
Spanish (Spain): Loro negro, Loro negro (nigra/libs)
Estonian: mustpapagoi
Finnish: pikkumustakaija
French: Perroquet noir [nigra or libs], Perroquet noir [nigra ou libs], Vaza noir, Vaza noir (nigra/libs), Vaza noir [nigra ou libs]
French (Guyane): Vaza noir (nigra/libs)
Croatian: crna papiga
Hungarian: kis vázapapagáj
Italian: Pappagallo nero
Japanese: コクロインコ, コクロインコ（nigra／libs）
Scientific: Coracopsis nigra, Coracopsis nigra [nigra or libs], Coracopsis nigra nigra, Coracopsis nigra nigra/libs, Psittacus niger
Lithuanian: juodoji vaza
Dutch: Kleine Vasapapegaai
Norwegian: Svartpapegøye, svartpapegøye (nigra/libs)
Polish: papuzica mała, papuzica mała (nigra/libs)
Portuguese: papagaio-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): papagaio-preto, papagaio-preto (nigra/libs)
Russian: Малый ваза (nigra/libs), Малый попугай-ваза
Slovak: krkavčík menší, krkavčík menší (skup.)
Serbian: Mali vaza papagaj, Mali vaza papagaj (crni)
Swedish: mindre vasapapegoja, mindre vasapapegoja (nigra/libs)
Turkish: Küçük Kara Papağan, Küçük kara papağan (nigra/libs)
Ukrainian: папужець-ваза малий, Папужець-ваза малий (підвид nigra/libs)
Chinese: 马岛小鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 小瓦薩鸚鵡
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