Kuhl's lorikeet

Vini kuhlii

The Kuhl's lorikeet (Vini kuhlii) is a bird found in Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Found in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia. It eats leaves and other plant parts, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Vini kuhlii
Region	South America
Found in	Cook Islands and French Polynesia

🏡 Where the Kuhl's lorikeet lives

Found in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants50%
🍎 Fruit30%
🌸 Nectar20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 55 grams. It mostly eats leaves and plants and fruit.

Hear the Kuhl's lorikeet

Recorded by Lionel Sineux (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1157716. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Kuhl's lorikeet

Where does the Kuhl's lorikeet live?

The Kuhl's lorikeet lives in Cook Islands and French Polynesia. Found in the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.

What does the Kuhl's lorikeet eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 50%), fruit (about 30%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Kuhl's lorikeet endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.