Palm lorikeet
Vini palmarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
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The palm lorikeet (Vini palmarum) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 37 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the palm lorikeet
- Weight
- 37 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc 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
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the palm lorikeet live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The palm lorikeet is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the palm lorikeet endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the palm lorikeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusVini
- SpeciesVini palmarum (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Synonyms Charmosyna palmarum, Glossopsitta palmarum, Psittacus palmarum
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- Green palm lorikeetEnglish
- lori de les palmeresCatalan
- charmozin palmovýCzech
- Loricît palmwyddWelsh
- PalmeprydloriDanish
- PalmenloriGerman
- palma lorioEsperanto
- Lori palmeroSpanish
- palmi-nestepapagoiEstonian
- palmulurikkiFinnish
- Lori des palmiersFrench
- pálmalóriHungarian
- smaragdzöld pálmalóriHungarian
- Lorichetto delle palmeItalian
- ヒメムジインコJapanese
- palminis lorisLithuanian
- Пальма косир лориWestern Mari
- PalmloriDutch
- palmeloriNorwegian
- lorika palmowaPolish
- lóri-das-palmeirasPortuguese
- loriquito-das-palmeirasPortuguese
- Пальмовый лорикетRussian
- Пальмовый украшенный лориRussian
- lori palmovýSlovak
- Palmin loriSerbian
- palmlorikitSwedish
- Palmiye lorisiTurkish
- Palmiye LoriketiTurkish
- лорікет пальмовийUkrainian
- 棕榈鹦鹉Chinese
- 棕櫚吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the palm 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
Kuhl's lorikeet
Vini kuhlii
Stephen's lorikeet
Vini stepheni
ComparePalm lorikeet vs Blue lorikeetPalm lorikeet vs Collared loryPalm lorikeet vs Blue-crowned lorikeetPalm lorikeet vs Ultramarine lorikeet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the palm lorikeet?
An adult palm lorikeet weighs 37 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the palm lorikeet live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the palm lorikeet for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the palm lorikeet?
The palm lorikeet (Vini palmarum) 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
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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