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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<!--EDITORS: this image does not appear in the Gallery-->]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vini]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Vini]] |
Latest revision as of 12:57, 4 May 2022
Alternative names: Tahiti Lorikeet, Tahitian Lory, Blue Lory, Violet Lorikeet and Indigo Lory.
- Vini peruviana
Identification
18cm
- White cheeks and bib
- Dark blue plumage
- Orangey-red bill and legs
Distribution
Society Islands, Cook Islands and western Tuamotu Archipelago
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
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.