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Meek's Lorikeet
Vini meeki (Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1901)
24 gWeight
Most records: Solomon Islands
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Solomon Islands
Meek's Lorikeet has been recorded at 5 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Patu Kolo CampSolomon Islands7 records
- Kolombangara IslandSolomon Islands7 records
- ImburanuSolomon Islands7 records
More places
- KukunduSolomon Islands2 records
- Queen Elizabeth National Park – Mt. AustinSolomon Islands2 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the Meek's Lorikeet?
The Meek's Lorikeet weighs around 24 g.
Where does the Meek's Lorikeet live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Bougainville to Malaita (at least; northern to south-central Solomon Islands except low-lying islands). It is most often recorded in Solomon Islands.
What does the Meek's Lorikeet eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Meek's Lorikeet in?
It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 24 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 76 mm
- Tail
- 70 mm
- Bill
- 14 mm
- Tarsus
- 11 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: montane Bougainville to Malaita (at least; northern to south-central Solomon Islands except low-lying islands)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Parrot Psittaciformes
- Family
- Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Vini
Other birds in the genus Vini
Red-chinned LorikeetVini rubrigularis
Palm LorikeetVini palmarum
Red-throated LorikeetVini amabilis
Collared LoryVini solitaria
Blue-crowned LorikeetVini australis
Ultramarine LorikeetVini ultramarina
Stephen's LorikeetVini stepheni
Kuhl's LorikeetVini kuhlii
Blue LorikeetVini peruviana
Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidus
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