Blue-crowned Lorikeet

Vini australis (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

50 gWeight

Busiest months: August · Most records: Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Blue-crowned Lorikeet has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Malolo'lelei Watershed ReserveSamoa75 records
Dave Parker's Eco LodgeSamoa54 records
Apia – Mt. Vaea & Robert Louis Stevenson MuseumSamoa16 records

More places

A'opo Cloud Forest Conservation AreaSamoa14 records
Vaisagno WatertankSamoa10 records
O le Pupu Pue NPSamoa10 records
Upolu – Lake Lanoto'oSamoa7 records
Ofu Beach National ParkAmerican Samoa3 records
Tonga – Vava'uTonga2 records
American Samoa NP – Vatia BayAmerican Samoa2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Samoa American Samoa Tonga Fiji

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The blue-crowned lorikeet (Vini australis), also known as the blue-crowned lory, blue-crested lory, Solomon lory or Samoan lory, is a parrot found In the Polynesian Islands of Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and some other islands off the coast like Niue and Futuna. It is a 19 centimetres (7.5 in) green lorikeet with a red throat, blue crown, and belly patch shading from red at the top to purple at the bottom.

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Questions

How big is the Blue-crowned Lorikeet?

The Blue-crowned Lorikeet weighs around 50 g.

Where does the Blue-crowned Lorikeet live?

Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Lau Archipelago (eastern Fiji, southwestern Polynesia), Wallis and Futuna (northeast of Fiji), Savaii, Upolu and Aleipata (western Samoa) and Manua group (American Samoa, central Polynesia), Tonga and Niue (south-central Polynesia). It is most often recorded in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

When is the best time to see the Blue-crowned Lorikeet?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Blue-crowned Lorikeet endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Blue-crowned Lorikeet as Least Concern.

What does the Blue-crowned Lorikeet eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Blue-crowned Lorikeet in?

It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).

At a glance

Weight: 50 g
Habitat: Forest
Diet: Nectar
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 99 mm
Tail: 61 mm
Bill: 16 mm
Tarsus: 14 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Pacific Ocean: Lau Archipelago (eastern Fiji, southwestern Polynesia), Wallis and Futuna (northeast of Fiji), Savaii, Upolu and Aleipata (western Samoa) and Manua group (American Samoa, central Polynesia), Tonga and Niue (south-central Polynesia)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2