Red-throated lorikeet
Vini amabilis (E. P. Ramsay, 1875)
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The red-throated lorikeet (Vini amabilis) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.54 g.
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Quick facts about the red-throated lorikeet
- Weight
- 8.54 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
- Not recorded
Where does the red-throated lorikeet live?
Not recorded
Is the red-throated 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 red-throated lorikeet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusVini
- SpeciesVini amabilis (E. P. Ramsay, 1875)
Synonyms Charmosyna amabilias, Charmosyna amabilis, Charmosyna aureicincta, Glossopsitta amabilias, Glossopsitta amabilis, Glossopsitta aureicincta, Trichoglossus amabilis, Trichoglossus aureicinctus
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- lori gola-roigCatalan
- Lori gorja-roigCatalan
- charmozin rudokrkýCzech
- charmozin rudorousýCzech
- Loricît gyddfgochWelsh
- FijiprydloriDanish
- RothöschenGerman
- RotschenkelloriGerman
- ruĝgorĝa lorioEsperanto
- Lori gorjirrojoSpanish
- punakurk-nestepapagoiEstonian
- punakurkkulurikkiFinnish
- Lori à gorge rougeFrench
- pirostorkú lóriHungarian
- pirostorkú pálmalóriHungarian
- Lorichetto golarossaItalian
- アカズボンインコJapanese
- raudongurklis lorisLithuanian
- Якшар логерӓн косир лориWestern Mari
- RoodkeelloriDutch
- rødstrupeloriNorwegian
- lorika czerwonogardłaPolish
- lóri-de-garganta-vermelhaPortuguese
- loriquito-de-garganta-vermelhaPortuguese
- Красногорлый лорикетRussian
- Красногорлый украшенный лориRussian
- lori nektárovýSlovak
- Crvenobradi loriSerbian
- rödstrupig lorikitSwedish
- Kırmızı boğazlı loriTurkish
- Kırmızı Gerdanlı LoriketTurkish
- лорікет червоногорлийUkrainian
- 红喉鹦鹉Chinese
- 紅喉吸蜜鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the red-throated 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
CompareRed-throated lorikeet vs Blue lorikeetRed-throated lorikeet vs Collared loryRed-throated lorikeet vs Blue-crowned lorikeetRed-throated lorikeet vs Ultramarine lorikeet
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-throated lorikeet?
An adult red-throated lorikeet weighs 8.54 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the red-throated lorikeet?
The red-throated lorikeet (Vini amabilis) 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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