Parrots (Psittacidae)
Rimatara Lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) - HBW 4, p. 353
French: Lori de Kuhl
German: Rubinlori
Spanish: Lori de Rimatara
Other common names: Scarlet-breasted/Kuhl's/Ruby Lorikeet/Lory
Taxonomy: Psittacula Kuhlii Vigors, 1824, Toohooteterooha Island, a day's sail from Otaheite.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Rimatara in Cook Is; Kiritimati (Christmas), Tabuaeran (Fanning) and Teraina (Washington) in N Line Is, Kiribati.
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A typically brief view of a bird high in a coconut tree before flying off. Locality Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Line Islands, Kiribati (Monotypic species)
Peter Fraser 2 September 2008 4 years ago 8 sec 2.2
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