Red-chinned Lorikeet (Vini rubrigularis)
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Red-chinned Lorikeet

Vini rubrigularis (Sclater, PL, 1881)

37 gWeight

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Red-chinned Lorikeet has been recorded at 4 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kulu RiverPapua New Guinea21 records
  2. Garu WMAPapua New Guinea16 records
  3. Walindi Dive ResortPapua New Guinea3 records
More places
  1. Numondo Cattle FarmPapua New Guinea1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

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 Red-chinned Lorikeet?

The Red-chinned Lorikeet weighs around 37 g.

Where does the Red-chinned Lorikeet live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Karkar (north of northeastern New Guinea), New Ireland and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago). It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

What does the Red-chinned Lorikeet eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Red-chinned Lorikeet in?

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

At a glance

Weight
37 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
89 mm
Tail
87 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
11 mm

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

Range

Australasia: montane Karkar (north of northeastern New Guinea), New Ireland and New Britain (eastern Bismarck Archipelago)

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

Meek's LorikeetMeek's LorikeetVini meekiPalm LorikeetPalm LorikeetVini palmarumRed-throated LorikeetRed-throated LorikeetVini amabilisCollared LoryCollared LoryVini solitariaBlue-crowned LorikeetBlue-crowned LorikeetVini australisUltramarine LorikeetUltramarine LorikeetVini ultramarinaStephen's LorikeetStephen's LorikeetVini stepheniKuhl's LorikeetKuhl's LorikeetVini kuhliiBlue LorikeetBlue LorikeetVini peruvianaPesquet's ParrotPesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidus
Red-chinned Lorikeet

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