Meek's Lorikeet
Meek's Lorikeet (<em>Vini meeki</em>) is a species of Old World Parrots (<em>Psittaculidae</em>) in the order Parrots.
Overview
Meek's Lorikeet (Vini meeki) is a species of Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae) in the order Parrots.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Vini; binomial: Vini meeki; authority: (Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1901).
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Formerly assigned to Charmosyna, but meeki is one of several basal species in the clade that contains other species in Vini, to which genus it is reassigned (Smith, BT et al. 2020; Joseph et al. 2020).
