LC
Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency low
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 658,000 km2
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 4.8 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be common throughout much of its restricted range (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be in decline owing to predation by invasive species.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
American Samoa extant native yes
Fiji extant native yes
Niue (to New Zealand) extant native yes
Samoa extant native yes
Tonga extant native yes
Wallis and Futuna Islands (to France) extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
American Samoa National Park of American Samoa - Ta'u
Fiji Ogea
Niue (to New Zealand) Huvalu and environs
Samoa Aleipata Marine Protected Area
Samoa Apia Catchments
Samoa Central Savaii Rainforest
Samoa Eastern Upolu Craters
Samoa O Le Pupu-Pu'e National Park
Samoa Uafato-Tiavea Forest
Tonga Late
Tonga Niuafo'ou
Tonga Tofua and Kao
Wallis and Futuna Islands (to France) Alofi

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial Plantations suitable resident
Artificial/Terrestrial Rural Gardens suitable resident
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Dry suitable resident
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical Moist suitable resident
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue-crowned Lorikeet Vini australis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-crowned-lorikeet-vini-australis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.