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Blue-fronted Lorikeet
Charmosynopsis toxopei (Siebers, 1930)
37 gWeight
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
Questions
How big is the Blue-fronted Lorikeet?
The Blue-fronted Lorikeet weighs around 37 g.
Where does the Blue-fronted Lorikeet live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: montane Buru (west-central Moluccas).
What does the Blue-fronted Lorikeet eat?
Main food: Nectar.
What family is the Blue-fronted Lorikeet in?
It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 37 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Nectar
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 87 mm
- Tail
- 77 mm
- Bill
- 16 mm
- Tarsus
- 11 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: montane Buru (west-central Moluccas)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Parrot Psittaciformes
- Family
- Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Charmosynopsis
Other birds in the genus Charmosynopsis
Fairy LorikeetCharmosynopsis pulchella
Pesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidus
Greater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyi
Comoro Black ParrotCoracopsis sibilans
Lesser Vasa ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Yellow-capped Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta keiensis
Geelvink Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta geelvinkiana
Buff-faced Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta pusio
Meek's Pygmy ParrotMicropsitta meeki
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