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Taxonomic note
Coracopsis nigra, C. barklyi and C. sibilans (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) were previously lumped as C. nigra following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2023	Near Threatened	B1b(iii,v)+2b(iii,v)
2016	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2014	Near Threatened	C2a(i)
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,650 km2	poor
Area of Occupancy (breeding/resident)	596 km2	poor
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	1000-2499 mature individuals	poor	suspected	2014
Population trend	decreasing	poor	suspected	2013-2028
Rate of change over the past 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-10%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-10%	-	-	-
Rate of change over the past & future 10 years/3 generations (longer of the two periods)	1-10%	-	-	-
Generation length	5.32 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be relatively common on Grande Comore and rare on Anjouan (Louette 2008, K. Green in litt. 2014, M. Louette in litt. 2014, G. Rocamora in litt. 2014). During intensive point count surveys on Anjouan in 2010-2011, only 81 records of this species were obtained in 13 sites (K. Green in litt. 2014). 
It is suspected that the population numbers less than 2,500 mature individuals in total, including over 1,000 mature individuals in the population on Grande Comore. It is therefore placed in the band of 1,000-2,499 mature individuals, which is assumed to equate to c.1,500-3,800 individuals in total.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in slow decline owing to on-going habitat loss. Tree cover loss within the range is currently estimated at approximately 6% across the past three generations (16 years; Global Forest Watch 2023, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein), likely accelerating to 7% between 2013 and 2028, and considering this habitat loss is ongoing, it is also suspected to continue at a similar, albeit slightly lower, rate over the next three generations, based on the average annual rate of decline of the past five years. However, the species does also occur in agroforests and other degraded woodlands (G. Rocamora in litt. 2014), so forest loss alone is unlikely to drive any major declines. Population declines are overall therefore suspected to not exceed 10% over three generations.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Comoros	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	major	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 2500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Agriculture & aquaculture	Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Small-holder farming	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Biological resource use	Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest]	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Majority (50-90%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Medium Impact: 6
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion
Residential & commercial development	Housing & urban areas	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Minority (<50%)		Slow, Significant Declines		Low Impact: 5
		Stresses Ecosystem degradation, Ecosystem conversion

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Comoro Parrot Coracopsis sibilans. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/comoro-parrot-coracopsis-sibilans on 04/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 04/12/2024.