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Alternative names: Tahiti Lorikieet, Tahitian Lory, Blue Lory, and Indigo Lory.

Vini peruviana

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[edit] Identification

18cm. White cheeks and bib, dark blue plumage, orange bill and legs.

[edit] Distribution

French Polynesia and the Cook Islands.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Coconut and banana plantations and cultivated areas.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest in holes in coconut palms. 2 eggs are laid and are incubated for 25 days.

The diet includes insects and nectar and the shoots of coconut, mango and banana.

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