New Caledonian Lorikeet
Vini diadema(Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860)
English (US) New Caledonian Lorikeet
The New Caledonian Lorikeet (Vini diadema) 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: formerly New Caledonia; probably extinct, last reported 1860Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vini diadema
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- New Caledonian Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psitteuteles diadema
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP; des Murs, MAPO, 1860)
- Type locality
- New Caledonia.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 12 p.390
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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