Burung paruh bengkok (Parrots)
Greater Vasa Parrot
Coracopsis vasa
- langka
- 48 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Charcoal-black parrot where females are dominant and molt bald yellow heads during breeding.
- Populasi
- No global numeric estimate published; described as fairly common in many areas with an overall decreasing population trend (driven by habitat loss and persecution, not severe enough to warrant a threatened category)
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forest, forest edge, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and degraded/cultivated land near forest, mainly in western and southern Madagascar; max elevation ~1,000 m
- Fakta menarik
- Captive Greater Vasa Parrots at a UK wildlife park were observed using date pits and pebbles as tools to grind calcium-rich powder from seashells, the first non-human animal recorded doing so.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands (Grande Comore, Mohéli, Anjouan); extent of occurrence ~928,000 km², resident/non-migratory
- Makanan
- Wild fruits, berries, nuts and seeds; also raids cultivated maize, millet and rice; known to grind and ingest calcium-rich shell/seashell material using date pits and pebbles as tools
- Ukuran
- 0,5 m
- Masa hidup
- 12,2 tahun
