Vini
The Vini genus include five species of small stocky lorikeets with an overall green colour, streaked feathers on the crown and short rounded tails.
They are native to Samoa, Lau Archipelago, Tonga and adjacent islands in south-central Polynesia.
Vini australis
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini kuhlii
Kuhl's Lorikeet
Vini peruviana
Blue Lorikeet
Vini stepheni
Stephen's Lorikeet
Vini ultramarina
Ultramarine Lorikeet
Species
- Vini australis (Gmelin, JF, 1788) - Blue-crowned Lorikeet
- Vini kuhlii (Vigors, 1824) - Kuhl's Lorikeet
- Vini peruviana (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) - Blue Lorikeet
- Vini stepheni (North, 1908) - Stephen's Lorikeet
- Vini ultramarina (Kuhl, 1820) - Ultramarine Lorikeet
Other Lory and Lorikeet species