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[[Image:Blue_Lorikeet_01.jpg|thumb|550px|right|<br />Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}}<br /> Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, [[French Polynesia]], November 2009]] | [[Image:Blue_Lorikeet_01.jpg|thumb|550px|right|<br />Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}}<br /> Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, [[French Polynesia]], November 2009]] |
Revision as of 08:20, 11 February 2011
Alternative names: Tahiti Lorikieet, Tahitian Lory, Blue Lory, Violet Lorikeet and Indigo Lory.
- Vini peruviana
![](/wiki/images/thumb/e/ec/Blue_Lorikeet_01.jpg/550px-Blue_Lorikeet_01.jpg)
Photo by Peter R. Bono
Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, November 2009
Identification
18cm
- White cheeks and bib
- Dark blue plumage
- Orangey-red bill and legs
Distribution
Society Islands, Cook Islands and western Tuamotu Archipelago
![](/wiki/images/thumb/8/85/Blue_Lorikeet.jpg/250px-Blue_Lorikeet.jpg)
Artwork by noisi
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coconut and banana plantations and cultivated areas.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in holes in coconut palms. The clutch of 2 eggs is incubated for 25 days.
Diet
The diet includes insects and nectar and the shoots of coconut, mango and banana.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue Lorikeet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue_Lorikeet