Sinoto's lorikeet

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.

Sinoto's Lorikieet
Temporal range: Holocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittaculidae
Genus: Vini
Species:
V. sinotoi
Binomial name
Vini sinotoi
Steadman & Zarriello 1987

The species epithet commemorates anthropologist Yosihiko H. Sinoto who collected the holotype in 1965.

References

  • David W. Steadman & Marie C. Zarriello, (1987) "Two new species of parrots (Aves: Psittacidae) from archeological sites in the Marquesas Islands" Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 100: 518-528


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