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.
The Collared Lory was previously assigned to the monotypic genus Phigus and classified as Phigys solitarius but was in 2021 moved to the Vini genus with the IOC 11.2 update.
Furthermore the Red-throated Lorikeet, New Caledonian Lorikeet, Meek’s Lorikeet, Palm Lorikeet and Red-chinned Lorikeet were previously included in the Charmosyna genus but was moved to the Vini genus with the IOC 11.2 update in 2021.
Species
Vini amabilis
Red-throated Lorikeet
Vini australis
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini diadema
New Caledonian Lorikeet
Vini kuhlii
Kuhl’s Lorikeet
Vini meeki
Meek’s Lorikeet
Vini palmarum
Palm Lorikeet
Vini peruviana
Blue Lorikeet
Vini rubrigularis
Red-chinned Lorikeet
Vini solitaria
Collared Lory
Vini stepheni
Stephen’s Lorikeet
Vini ultramarina
Ultramarine Lorikeet
Photo Credits
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet : William Warby – License: Creative Commons CC BY 2.0.
- Collared Lory : David Buranich Jr. – License: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.