Sinoto's lorikeet
Extinct species of bird
| Sinoto's Lorikieet Temporal range: Holocene | |
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Conservation status | |
Extinct | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Vini |
| Species: | †V. sinotoi |
| Binomial name | |
| †Vini sinotoi Steadman & Zarriello 1987 | |
The Sinoto's lorikeet (Vini sinotoi) is a species of parrot that became extinct 700–1300 years ago. It was identified from fossils on the Marquesas Islands.
The species epithet commemorates anthropologist Yosihiko H. Sinoto who collected the holotype in 1965.
References
- David W. Steadman & Marie C. Zarriello, (1987) "Two new species of parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from archeological sites in the Marquesas Islands" Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100: 518-528
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Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
(extinctions: † indicates a species confirmed to be extinct, ₴ indicates evidence only from sub-fossils)
- Black lory
- Brown lory (or Duyvenbode's lory)
- Yellow-streaked lory
- Blue-crowned lorikeet
- Kuhl's lorikeet (or Rimatara lorikeet)
- Stephen's lorikeet (or Henderson lorikeet)
- Violet lorikeet (blue lorikeet or Tahitian lory)
- Ultramarine lorikeet
- Palm lorikeet
- Red-chinned lorikeet
- Meek's lorikeet
- New Caledonian lorikeet
- Red-throated lorikeet
- Collared lory
- Sinoto's lorikeet † ₴
- Conquered lorikeet † ₴
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