Ultramarine lorikeet

Ultramarine lorikeet
Vini ultramarina (below), with Vini peruviana
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Vini
Species:
V. ultramarina
Binomial name
Vini ultramarina
(Kuhl, 1820)

The ultramarine lorikeet (Vini ultramarina) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, endemic to the Marquesas Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and plantations. It is critically endangered, threatened mainly by introduction of the black rat and by deforestation.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Vini ultramarina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22684647A132055913. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22684647A132055913.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.