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Genus: Vini (11 species)

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Red-throated Lorikeet (Vini amabilis) Range: PO: Viti Levu, Ovalau (w Lomaiviti group), Vanua Levu and Taveuni (s, c Fiji; perhaps extinct on all is.)


Blue-crowned Lorikeet (Vini australis) Range: PO: Lau Arch. (e Fiji, sw Polynesia), Wallis and Futuna (ne of Fiji), Savaii, Upolu and Aleipata (w Samoa) and Manua group (American Samoa, c Polynesia), Tonga and Niue (sc Polynesia) San Diego Zoo, California, USA
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New Caledonian Lorikeet (Vini diadema) Range: AU: Grande Terre (New Caledonia; likely extinct)

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Kuhl's Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) Endangered Range: PO: Rimatara (Austral Is.) and introduced to Kiritimati, Tabuaeran and Teraina (Line Is.) and Atiu and Mitiaro (Cook Is.; e Polynesia)

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Meek's Lorikeet (Vini meeki) Range: AU: montane Bougainville to Malaita (at least; n to sc Solomon Is. except low-lying is.)

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Palm Lorikeet (Vini palmarum) Range: AU: Temotu (=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.) and Banks Is. to Aneityum (n to s Vanuatu)


Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana) Vulnerable Range: PO: Aitutaki (s Cook Is.), Manuae, Maupihaa, Motu One (w Society Is.) and Apataki, Arutua, Kaukura, Rangiroa and Tikehau (Tuamotu Is.; extinct on numerous other islands; e Polynesia) San Diego Zoo, California, USA
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Red-chinned Lorikeet (Vini rubrigularis) Range: AU: montane Karkar (n of ne New Guinea), New Ireland and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.)


Collared Lory (Vini solitaria) Range: PO: Fiji (except s Lau Arch; sw Polynesia) San Diego Zoo, California, USA
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Stephen's Lorikeet (Vini stepheni) Vulnerable Range: PO: Henderson (c Pitcairn group, se Polynesia)

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Ultramarine Lorikeet (Vini ultramarina) Critically Endangered Range: PO: Ua Huka (reintroduced); extinct on other is. (Marquesas Is., ne Polynesia)

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