Red-chinned Lorikeet
Vini rubrigularis
An entirely green lorikeet with a small red patch on the chin, bordered with yellow. In flight, shows a green underwing with a yellow horizontal streak. Generally occurs in montane forest above 500 meters of elevation, most common above 1000 meters of elevation. Usually seen in flight. Similar Red-flanked Lorikeet differs in diagnostic bright red underwing with male having more red in the chin and a blue cheek, and female having a dark-streaked yellow cheek. Red-chinned is bigger and longer-tailed than pygmy- or hanging-parrots. Call is a high-pitched “pseet.”
Taxonomy
This species was formerly assigned to the genus Charmosyna. It was moved to the genus Vini based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the lorikeets published in 2020.<p>The species was originally described as Trichoglossus rubrigularis by Philip Sclater in 1881. The generic name Vini is from the Tahitian name for the resident lorikeets. The specific epithet rubrigularis is from the Latin ruber, meaning red, and the Modern Latin gularis, meaning throated. Alternative names for the species include red-chinned lory.<p>The species is generally recognised as monotypic. However, some authorities split populations from Karkar Island as a distinct subspecies, V. r. krakari.
- Scientific name
- Vini rubrigularis
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1881)
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Vini
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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