Lesser Vasa Parrot Coracopsis nigra Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 3.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | lloro negre petit |
| Czech | vaza malý |
| Dutch | Kleine Vasapapegaai |
| English | Lesser Vasa Parrot |
| English (United States) | Lesser Vasa Parrot |
| French | Vaza noir |
| French (France) | Vaza noir |
| German | Rabenpapagei |
| Japanese | コクロインコ |
| Norwegian | svartpapegøye |
| Polish | papuzica mała |
| Russian | Малый ваза |
| Serbian | Mali vaza papagaj |
| Slovak | krkavčík menší |
| Spanish | Loro Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Loro negro |
| Swedish | mindre vasapapegoja |
| Turkish | Küçük Kara Papağan |
| Ukrainian | Папужець-ваза малий |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Coracopsis nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus niger
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.99.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar, restricted to the eastern part by Bangs, antea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CORACOPSIS
- nigra
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Lesser Vasa Parrot
