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Red-throated Lorikeet

Vini amabilis(Ramsay, EP, 1875)

English (US) Red-throated Lorikeet

Possibly extinct

The Red-throated Lorikeet (Vini amabilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.

Range: Fiji (Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau and Taveuni); critically endangeredRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Vini amabilis
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
Red-throated Lorikeet
Described by
(Ramsay, EP, 1875)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Trichoglossus (Glossopsitta) amabilis
Described by
(Ramsay, EP, 1875)
Original description
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 p.30

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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