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Ultramarine Lorikeet

Vini ultramarina(Kuhl, H, 1820)

English (US) Ultramarine Lorikeet

The Ultramarine Lorikeet (Vini ultramarina) 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: Marquesas (montane forest of Uapou and Nukuhiva)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Vini ultramarina
IUCN Red List
Critically Endangered
English (US)
Ultramarine Lorikeet
Described by
(Kuhl, H, 1820)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Psittacus ultramarinus
Described by
(Kuhl, H, 1820)
Type locality
New Holland?, error = Marquesas Islands.
Original description
Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 10 p.49

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

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