Superfamily Psittacoidea Subfamily Loriinae Scientific name Vini vidivici Rank Species | Class Aves Tribe Loriini Phylum Chordata Order Parrot | |
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Similar Parrot, Vini, Meek's lorikeet, Stephen's lorikeet, Leaf lorikeet | ||
The conquered lorikeet (Vini vidivici) is a species of parrot that became extinct 700–1300 years ago. It was named by David Steadman, as a wordplay on "veni, vidi, vici." Its range was from the Cook Islands to the Society and Marquesas Islands. It was a large species in the genus Vini.
It was discovered in the oldest archaeological layer of 1000 AD and not recorded after 1200 AD.
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