page_title: Seychelles black parrot
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Seychelles black parrot / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Observation of the black parrot in Valle De Mai (Praslin, March 2016)
context_page_description: The Seychelles black parrot, Praslin parrot or kato nwar is a sombre-coloured, medium-sized parrot endemic to the Seychelles. Historically, it has been treated as a subspecies of the lesser vasa parrot, although it shows morphological, ecological and behavioural differences. Recent phylogenetic research indicates that the Seychelles population has a long history of isolation and may be basal to the rest of the Coracopsis group. It is the national bird of the Seychelles.
context_section_description: The parrot is found only on the island of Praslin, where its main breeding area is limited by the availability of mature palm forest to the Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve and the lower part of Fond Peper in Praslin National Park. It has also been recorded (since 1988) on neighbouring Curieuse where it has been seen feeding though there is no evidence of breeding.  It inhabits woodland, scrubland and gardens.
caption: Observation of the black parrot in Vallée De Mai (Praslin, March 2016)
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