NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blue-crowned Lorikeet
Vini australis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The blue-crowned lorikeet (Vini australis), also known as the blue-crowned lory, blue-crested lory, Solomon lory or Samoan lory, is a parrot found In the Polynesian Islands of Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and some other islands off the coast like Niue and Futuna. It is a 19 centimetres (7.5 in) green lorikeet with a red throat, blue crown, and belly patch shading from red at the top to purple at the bottom.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-crowned lorikeet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:48:43.206312+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Vini australis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
- Name authority
- (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
- Common name
- Blue-crowned Lorikeet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Vini
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusVini R. Lesson, 1833
- speciesVini australis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Vini. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kuhl's LorikeetVini kuhlii (Vigors, 1824) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ultramarine LorikeetVini ultramarina (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Stephen's LorikeetVini stepheni (North, 1908) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-throated LorikeetVini amabilis (E. P. Ramsay, 1875) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palm LorikeetVini palmarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-chinned LorikeetVini rubrigularis (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Collared LoryVini solitaria (Suckow, 1800) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue LorikeetVini peruviana (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Psittacus australis J. F. Gmelin, 1788 J. F. Gmelin, 1788 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177448 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5BG7B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.