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Vini kuhlii (Kuhl's Lorikeet; Rimatara Lorikeet)

Synonyms: Psittacula kuhlii (homotypic); Vini kuklii

Wikipedia Abstract

Kuhl's lorikeet (Vini kuhlii), also called Rimatara lorikeet, Rimitara lorikeet, Kuhl's lory, or Kura, is a species of lorikeet in the family Psittaculidae. It is one of several species of Vini lorikeets found in islands ranging across the South Pacific.
View Wikipedia Record: Vini kuhlii

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Vini kuhlii

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
0
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
40
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 2.64699
EDGE Score: 3.37334
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Frugivore, Nectarivore, Herbivore
Diet - Fruit [1]  30 %
Diet - Nectar [1]  20 %
Diet - Plants [1]  50 %
Forages - Canopy [1]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  40 %
Forages - Understory [1]  40 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Tubuai tropical moist forests France Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Foulehaio carunculatus (Wattled Honeyeater)1
Phigys solitarius (Collared Lory)1
Pteropus tonganus (Pacific flying fox)4
Vini ultramarina (Ultramarine Lorikeet)5

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2The 'Ura or Rimatara Lorikeet Vini kuhlii: its former range, present status, and conservation priorities., GERALD McCORMACK and JUDITH KUNZLE, Bird Conservation International (1996) 6:325-334
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0