Comoro black parrot

The Comoros black parrot (Coracopsis sibilans) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to the Comoros. Historically, it has been treated as a subspecies of the lesser vasa parrot, although it shows morphological, ecological and behavioural differences. It was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.^[2][3]

Comoro black parrot
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittaculidae
Genus:	Coracopsis
Species:	C. sibilans
Binomial name
Coracopsis sibilans Milne-Edwards & Oustalet, 1885

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Coracopsis sibilans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62292583A95196246. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62292583A95196246.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
3. Kundu, S.; Jones, C.G.; Prys-Jones, R.P.; Groombridge, J.J. (2012). "The evolution of the Indian Ocean parrots (Psittaciformes): Extinction, adaptive radiation and eustacy". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (1): 296–305. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.025.