What Animal Lives Where

Where has the greater vasa-parrot been recorded?

Coracopsis vasa occurrence evidence comes from 39 records in 3 countries and territories, from 1962 to 2024. Most records come from Madagascar.

greater vasa-parrot
greater vasa-parrot — Photo (display-sized rendition): AEM · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesPsittaciformesPsittacidaeCoracopsis

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

39 records across 3 countries and territories, 1962–2024.

Coracopsis vasa · GBIF taxon key 2479297

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19622024

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where greater vasa-parrot has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for greater vasa-parrot. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Madagascar 37
Luxembourg 1
ZZ 1

Related animals

Others in the family Psittacidae.

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
17,159 records
Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
4,216 records
Rainbow Lorikeet
1,867 records
Crimson Rosella
Crimson Rosella
1,602 records
Eastern Rosella
Eastern Rosella
1,318 records
Blue-headed Parrot
Blue-headed Parrot
1,215 records
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
1,207 records
Spectacled Parrotlet
Spectacled Parrotlet
1,090 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.