The Sinoto's lorikeet (''Vini sinotoi'') is a species of

parrot Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genus (biology), genera, found mostly in ...

that became extinct 700–1300 years ago. It was identified from fossils on the

Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands ( ; or ' or ' ; Marquesan language, Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan language, North Marquesan) and ' (South Marquesan language, South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcano, volcanic islands in ...

. The species epithet commemorates anthropologist Yosihiko H. Sinoto who collected the holotype in 1965.

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 Sinoto's lorikeet Birds of the Marquesas Islands Extinct birds of Oceania Holocene extinctions Late Quaternary prehistoric birds Sinoto's lorikeet {{parrot-stub