Meek's lorikeet

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Meek's lorikeet

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Vini
Species:
V. meeki
Binomial name
Vini meeki

Meek's lorikeet (Vini meeki) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is found on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Its natural

montane forest
. It is threatened by
habitat loss
.

Taxonomy

This species was formerly assigned to the genus

molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets published in 2020.[2][3][4]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22684668A225963175.en
    . Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. PMC 7486955
    .
  3. doi:10.1080/01584197.2020.1779596
    .
  4. Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Parrots, cockatoos"
    . IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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