blue lorikeet (bird)
Descriptions
This blue lorikeet was collected in 1940 in the Society Islands by PH Maxwell. This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN List of Threatened Species. It has become extinct on many small islands, possibly due to predation by rats and feral cats.
This object is on display at RAMM in the In Fine Feather gallery.
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