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Polynesian Lorikeets
Vini
Vini is a genus of birds endemic to the islands of the tropical Pacific. There are five extant species of these small lorikeets ranging from eastern Fiji through Samoa, French Polynesia, and as far east as Henderson Island. All members of the genus have exceptional bright plumage, particularly the unusual all over blues of the blue lorikeet and the ultramarine lorikeet. The collared lory (Phigys solitarius) is sometimes considered to be in this genus; for example,...
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Collared Lory
speciesVini solitaria
Blue Lorikeet
speciesVini peruviana
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
speciesVini australis
Kuhl's Lorikeet
speciesVini kuhlii
Ultramarine Lorikeet
speciesVini ultramarina
Stephen's Lorikeet
speciesVini stepheni
Red-chinned Lorikeet
speciesVini rubrigularis
Duchess Lorikeet
speciesVini margarethae
Sinoto's Lorikeet
speciesVini sinotoi
Palm Lorikeet
speciesVini palmarum
Meek's Lorikeet
speciesVini meeki
New Caledonian Lorikeet
speciesVini diadema
Red-throated Lorikeet
speciesVini amabilis
Conquered Lorikeet
speciesVini vidivici
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.1128
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.750
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.480
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.118
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.116
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.669
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.677
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.824
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.740
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1492
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1558
Six Groups of the History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.431
In the stacks
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Every page naming Vini in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 19128.