Sinoto's Lorikieet Temporal range: Holocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Psittaciformes |
Family: | Psittaculidae |
Genus: | Vini |
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†V. sinotoi
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Binomial name | |
†Vini sinotoi |
The Sinoto's lorikeet (Vini sinotoi) is a species of parrot that became extinct 700–1300 years ago. It was identified from fossils on the Marquesas Islands.
The species epithet commemorates anthropologist Yosihiko H. Sinoto who collected the holotype in 1965.
Lories and lorikeets (Tribe: Loriini)
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Genus |
Species (taxonomy note: * indicates taxa that may classified as a subspecies of the rainbow lorikeet or a separate species) |
Chalcopsitta |
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Eos |
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Pseudeos |
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Trichoglossus |
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Saudareos |
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Psitteuteles |
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Glossoptilus |
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Lorius |
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Vini |
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Glossopsitta |
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Parvipsitta |
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Charmosyna |
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Charminetta |
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Hypocharmosyna |
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Charmosynopsis |
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Synorhacma |
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Charmosynoides |
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Neopsittacus |
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Vini sinotoi |
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