Blue-fronted Lorikeet Charmosynopsis toxopei Scientific name definitions

Buru, in S Moluccas.

Probably the canopy of montane forest, the type series coming from 850–1000 m, and the 2014 sightings at 1300 m (1 Robson, C. (2014). Remote Eastern Indonesia, 7–29 November 24514. BirdQuest tour report. Close ) and 1330 m (2 Robson, C., S. Roddis, M. Sykes, and B. Sykes (2015). From the field. BirdingASIA 23:138–144. Close ), respectively; however, it may also require lowland forest.

Poorly known. High-pitched shrill calls similar to other members of the genus.

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. CITES II. Restricted-range species: present in Buru EBA. Extremely poorly known. Originally described from snared birds brought to camp in 1920s, the species was not certainly recorded for almost a century: observations in 1980 suggesting the species was fairly common have been ascribed instead to C. placentis, although it now appears that the latter does not occur on Buru. Four lorikeets seen in 1989 could not be unequivocally identified, but were probably toxopei, while visits to the island in late 1995 and early 2011 failed to record the species (3 Reeve, A. H., T. Haryoko, M. K. Poulsen, P.-H. Fabre, and K. A. Jønsson (2014). New ornithological records from Buru and Seram, south Maluku, Indonesia, 1995–2012. Forktail 30:10–22. Close ). However, in Nov 2014 at least two birds were observed and photographed  (1 Robson, C. (2014). Remote Eastern Indonesia, 7–29 November 24514. BirdQuest tour report. Close ), and the following month, in Dec 2014, four individuals were seen (2 Robson, C., S. Roddis, M. Sykes, and B. Sykes (2015). From the field. BirdingASIA 23:138–144. Close ). Population estimated to be fewer than 250 mature individuals BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Charmosyna toxopei. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/04/2015. . Threats are poorly understood. There are logging operations on the island, which could threaten the bird by deforestation, but the extensive montane forests remain largely undisturbed BirdLife International (2015) Species factsheet: Charmosyna toxopei. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 17/04/2015. . Considered Vulnerable until 2000.