Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Blue Lorikeet, Tahitian Lorikeet, Tahitian Lory, Violet Lorikeet
Common Names in French:
Lori Nonnette
Common Names in German:
Saphirlori
Common Names in Japanese:
ノドジロルリインコ
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: It is typically found in lowland forest
, mixed stands of native
and cultivated trees
, flowering plants
, particularly Scaevola,coconut, and banana plantations and gardens, where it feeds
on nectar, soft fruit and flowers2,6.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
14.3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations
14.4Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Psittaciformes
()
- Parrots and Cockatoos
- Genus:
Vini
()
- Lesson 1833 Ill.Zool.[Lesson] livr.10 textpl.28
- Specific name:
peruviana
- (Statius Muller) 1776 Natursyst.Suppl. p.80
- Scientific name: - Vini peruviana (Statius Muller) 1776
- Specific name:
peruviana
- (Statius Muller) 1776 Natursyst.Suppl. p.80
- Genus:
Vini
(
- Order:
Psittaciformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Vini peruviana /i> (Müller, 1776)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Vini
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
V. australis (Blue-Crowned Lorikeet) · V. kuhli · V. kuhlii (Scarlet-Breasted Lorikeet) · V. peruviana (Tahitian Lorikeet) · V. sinotoi · V. stepheni (StephenÌs Lorikeet) · V. ultramarina (Ultramarine Lorikeet) · V. vidivici
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
- Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
- IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
- IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2004. Vini peruviana. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Ornithology Collection
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3853229
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-177450
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177450
- IUCN ID: 22982
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 12544
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
