Kuhl's lorikeet
Vini kuhlii (Vigors, 1824)
The kuhl's lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 40 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the kuhl's lorikeet
- Weight
- 40 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the kuhl's lorikeet live?
Not recorded
What is the kuhl's lorikeet?
Kuhl's lorikeet (Vini kuhlii), also called the Rimitara lorikeet, Kuhl's lory, manu 'ura (local appellation) or kura (Cook Islands), 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. Nicholas Aylward Vigors named it kuhlii in 1824 after Heinrich Kuhl, a German ornithologist whose survey of the parrots Conspectus psittacorum had appeared in 1819.
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Is the kuhl's lorikeet endangered?
The kuhl's lorikeet is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
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How is the kuhl's lorikeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusVini
- SpeciesVini kuhlii (Vigors, 1824)
Synonyms Coriphilus kuhlii, Psittacula kuhlii, Vini coccinea
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Rimatara lorikeetEnglish
- Rimatara lorikeetEnglish
- Rimitara lorikeetEnglish
- Rimitara lorikeetEnglish
- charmozin rubínovýCzech
- vini rubínovýCzech
- lori KühlWelsh
- rubena lorioEsperanto
- Lori de RimataraSpanish
- Lori de RimitaraSpanish
- rubiin-nestepapagoiEstonian
- tubuainlurikkiFinnish
- Lori de KuhlFrench
- Vini de KuhlFrench
- zelenokapi loriCroatian
- rubinlóriHungarian
- piroshasú pálmalóriHungarian
- Lorichetto di KuhlItalian
- ムスメインコJapanese
- polinezinis loris atsiskyrėlisLithuanian
- Рубин ӹдӹр лориWestern Mari
- Kuhls LoriDutch
- tubuailoriNorwegian
- loreczka rubinowaPolish
- lóris-de-kuhlPortuguese
- lóri-de-rimataraPortuguese
- loriquito-de-rimataraPortuguese
- Рубиновый лори-отшельникRussian
- lori karmínovýSlovak
- Rubin loriSerbian
- rimataralorikitSwedish
- Kuhl LoriketiTurkish
- лорі-віні рубіновийUkrainian
- 库氏鹦鹉Chinese
- 庫氏吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
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Relatives of the kuhl's lorikeet
Other species in the same genus Vini.
Blue lorikeet
Vini peruviana
Collared lory
Vini solitaria
Blue-crowned lorikeet
Vini australis
Ultramarine lorikeet
Vini ultramarina
Stephen's lorikeet
Vini stepheni
Conquered lorikeet
Vini vidivici
CompareKuhl's lorikeet vs Blue lorikeetKuhl's lorikeet vs Collared loryKuhl's lorikeet vs Blue-crowned lorikeetKuhl's lorikeet vs Ultramarine lorikeet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the kuhl's lorikeet?
An adult kuhl's lorikeet weighs 40 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the kuhl's lorikeet endangered?
The kuhl's lorikeet is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the kuhl's lorikeet?
The kuhl's lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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