Blue-crowned Lorikeet

It is still common, but declining on some islands, apparently from predation by rats. They frequent areas with flowering trees, including coconut plantations and gardens, usually in small flocks of less than about 15 individuals or in pairs during breeding season. It eats nectar, pollen, and soft fruits, especially wild hibiscus and coconut. Nests in holes in trees but may also dig burrows in earth banks. Also known as

The Blue-crowned Lorikeet is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Two Blue-crowned Lorikeets in a cage. The Blue-crowned Lorikeet, Vini australis, is a parrot found throughout the Samoa and Tonga islands and Lau archipelago, including: ʻAlofi, Fotuhaʻa, Fulago, Futuna, Haʻafeva, Niuafoʻou, Moce, Niuē, Ofu, Olosega, Sāmoa, Savaiʻi, Tafahi, Taʻu, Tofua, Tonga, Tungua, ʻUiha, ʻUpolu, Varoa, Vavaʻu, and Voleva. It is a 19 cm green lorikeet with a red throat, blue crown, and belly patch shading from red at the top to purple at the bottom. More

The Blue-crowned Lorikeet, Vini australis, is a parrot found throughout the Samoa and Tonga islands and Lau archipelago. More

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Blue-crowned LorikeetsThe Blue-crowned Lory (Vini australis) is endangered in its natural habitat (listed as CITES II - Endangered Species). It is found in Samoa & Tonga Islands, Central Polynesia, Lau Archipelago, Fiji. This lory is frequently confused with the Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot. More

Results for: blue-crowned lorikeetTranslations 1 - 30 of 481 English English Finnish Finnish blue-crowned lorikeet samoanlurikki, Vini australis purple-crowned lorikeet vaeltajalurikki, Glossopsitta porphyrocephala blue lorikeet tahitinlurikki, Vini peruviana blue-fronted lorikeet burunlurikki, Charmosyna toxopei blue-crowned motmot sinipäämomotti, Momotus momota blue-crowned trogon alankotrogoni, Trogon curucui blue-crowned chlorophonia More

Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Least Concern Justification Although this species may have a restricted range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence 30% decline over ten years or three generations). More

Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis = Described by: Gmelin (1788) Alternate common name(s): Blue-crowned Lory Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Sc. Polynesia; Fragmented island populations; Futuna, Samoan Is., Tonga, Fiji and Niue Is. to the Lau Archipelago. More

* Blue-crowned Lorikeet, Vini australis * Rimatara Lorikeet, Vini kuhlii * Henderson Lorikeet, Vini stepheni * Blue Lorikeet, Vini peruviana * Ultramarine Lorikeet, Vini ultramarina * �Sinoto's Lorikeet, Vini sinotoi (extinct) * �Conquered Lorikeet, Vini vidivici (extinct) Taxonomy - The Genus Vini is further organized into finer groupings including: More

* Blue-crowned Lorikeet, Vini australis * Blue-crowned Parakeet, Aratinga acuticaudata * Blue-crowned Racquet-tail, Prioniturus discurus * Blue-eared Lory, Eos semilarvata * Blue-eyed Cockatoo, Cacatua opthalmica * Blue-fronted Lorikeet, Charmosyna toxopei * Blue-fronted Parrot, Amazona aestiva * Blue-fronted Parrotlet, Touit dilectissima * Blue-headed Macaw, Primolius couloni * Blue-headed Parrot, Pionus menstruus * Blue-headed Racquet-tail, Prioniturus platenae * Blue Lorikeet, Vini peruviana * Blue-naped Parrot, Tanygnathus lucionensis * More