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Henderson Lorikeet

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Psittaciformes
Family:	Psittacidae
Genus:	Vini
Species:	V. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future A vulnerable species is a Species which is likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family, one of the two "traditional" families in the biological order Vini is a Genus of Birds endemic to the islands of the tropical Pacific. stepheni

Binomial name

Vini stepheni
(North, 1908)

The Henderson Lorikeet (Vini stepheni) is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. Alfred John North (11 June 1855 – 6 May 1917 was an Australian Ornithologist. Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 Species in 85 genera comprising the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae family, one of the two "traditional" families in the biological order It is endemic to Pitcairn. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria It is threatened by habitat loss. Habitat destruction is the process in which natural Habitat is rendered functionally unable to support the species originally present

References

BirdLife International 2004. Vini stepheni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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