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Alternative names: Tahiti Lorikeet, Tahitian Lory, Blue Lory, Violet Lorikeet and Indigo Lory.

Vini peruviana

Photo by Peter R. Bono
Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia, November 2009

Identification

18cm

  • White cheeks and bib
  • Dark blue plumage
  • Orangey-red bill and legs

Distribution

Society Islands, Cook Islands and western Tuamotu Archipelago

Artwork by noisi

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Coconut and banana plantations and cultivated areas.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest in holes in coconut palms. The clutch of 2 eggs is incubated for 25 days.

Diet

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

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. BirdLife International

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External Links

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