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Vini peruviana

Kurāmo‘o (AK)

Blue Lorikeet

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Gerald McCormack, September 2005
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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Blue Lorikeet, Tahiti Lorikeet; German Blauer Lori, Saphirlori

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kurāmo‘o (AK)

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Naturalised; Land

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: ; Globally endangered (seriously)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
-
-
-
-
-
++?
-
-
-

Northern Group: -
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Vini peruviana (Müller, 1776)
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); TETRAPODA; AVES; NEORNITHES; Psittaciformes; PSITTACIDAE, Loriidae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
None recorded.

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02, zupM03a

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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