Kuhl's Lorikeet
Vini kuhlii(Vigors, NA, 1824)
English (US) Kuhl's Lorikeet
The Kuhl's Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) 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: northern Line Islands (Rimitara, Kiritimati, Tabuaeran, and Teraina)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Vini kuhlii
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Kuhl's Lorikeet
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacula Kuhlii
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1824)
- Type locality
- Toohooteterooha Island. A day's sail from Otaheite.
- Original description
- The Zoological Journal 1, no.3 p.412 pl.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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