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Stephen's Lorikeet  

Also Known As: Henderson Island Lorikeet, Henderson Lorikeet
 
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Wild pair of Stephen’s Lorikeet perched on palm frond

Credit: (c) Ron Hoff
 
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Did You Know?
Stephen's Lorikeet seems to have adapted to the presence an introduced predator, the Pacific Rat. If a more aggressive mammal was accidentally taken to the island, such as another rat species, the results could be catastrophic. Introduced diseases such as avian malaria and pox are also a potential threat.

Species Profile
Genus:
Vini

Species:
stepheni

Size: Adult Weight:
19cm 42-55g

Races including nominate:
one

Colourization Adult: Both adults green upperparts, turning to yellow/green on rump and tail coverts; green crown and occiput, with elongated feathers streaked with paler green; red underparts; thighs and abdomen purple; green and purple band across chest that varies with individual; green underwing coverts marked with red; green/yellow tail. Bill deep orange. Eye yellow/orange.

Colourization Juvenile: Green underparts with purple and red marks on throat and abdomen; dark green tail. Bill brown. Eye brown.

Call: Calls are soft and twittering while feeding. Louder notes are emitted while in flight.

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Content Sources:

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1366&m=0

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Plan 2000-2004, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi, Grajal, 2000.

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.