Sinoto's Lorikeet

Taxobox
name = Sinoto's Lorikieet
status = EX
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
genus = "Vini"
species = "V. sinotoi"
binomial = "Vini sinotoi"
binomial_authority = Steadman & Zarriello 1987

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.

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