Blue-fronted Lorikeet
Charmosyna toxopei
The blue-fronted lorikeet also known as the Buru lorikeet, is a parrot endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Charmosyna
Blue-fronted Lorikeet belongs to the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, within the Aves class.
Species Profile
The blue-fronted lorikeet also known as the Buru lorikeet, is a parrot endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru.
The Blue-fronted Lorikeet is critically endangered due to severe habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural conversion on its native island of Buru in Indonesia. The species has not been reliably recorded since 1960 despite extensive surveys, suggesting it may already be extinct or reduced to an extremely small population.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Toxopeus noted that the bird's habitat on Buru is likely restricted to the western part of the Rana plateau in the center of the island (settlements of Wa Temun, Wa Fehat and Nal Besi), as the local name of the bird, utu papua, was not known anywhere else on the island. Two indigenous hunters caught blue-fronted lorikeets for food north-west from the Rana lake, but the bird was not found in the...
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
The Blue-fronted Lorikeet is critically endangered due to severe habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural conversion on its native island of Buru in Indonesia. The species has not been reliably recorded since 1960 despite extensive surveys, suggesting it may already be extinct or reduced to an extremely small population.
Agricultural conversion
Deforestation and habitat destruction
Extremely small population size
Limited range (endemic to Buru Island)
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Blue-fronted Lorikeet (Charmosyna toxopei). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/blue-fronted-lorikeet