# Lesser vasa parrot (*Coracopsis nigra*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The lesser vasa parrot (Coracopsis nigra) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 186.2 g to 193.5 g and live up to 34.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 186.2 g – 193.5 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 34.1 years |
| Diet | Frugivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | 2.4 – 2.7 |
| Lifestyle | Perching |
| Migration | Sedentary |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 1 country. Introduced: Mauritius. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Psittaciformes
- family: Psittaculidae
- genus: Coracopsis
- species: *Coracopsis nigra* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Psittacus niger*

## Common questions

### How big is the lesser vasa parrot?

An adult lesser vasa parrot weighs 186.2 g – 193.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Is the lesser vasa parrot endangered?

The lesser vasa parrot is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

### How long does the lesser vasa parrot live?

The lesser vasa parrot has a recorded lifespan of 34.1 years.

### Is the lesser vasa parrot an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the lesser vasa parrot as introduced in 1 country: Mauritius, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

### What kind of animal is the lesser vasa parrot?

The lesser vasa parrot (Coracopsis nigra) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

## Sources

- [An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1), CC0 1.0, E096-269. Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1
- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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