After a Century With Only One Sighting, Indonesia's Blue-fronted Lorikeet Found in Unexplored Forest (opens in new tab)

Covered by 3 sources including PetaPixel, Smithsonian Magazine

Hidden in the remote highlands of Mount Kapalatmada in Buru, Indonesia, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet has reemerged after going missing for more than a decade. Only documented once in the past hundred years, the elusive parrot species was spotted in April during a 14-day trek, carefully tucked away in the island’s most unexplored and challenging landscape.

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Covered in 3 articles

PetaPixel·

New Photos Document a ‘Lost’ Parrot for Only the Second Time in a Century

Smithsonian Magazine·

This Colorful Parakeet Had Been Seen Only Once Over the Past Century. Birders Just Rediscovered It in an Unexplored Indonesian Forest

The Cool Down·

Covered in 3 articles

New Photos Document a ‘Lost’ Parrot for Only the Second Time in a Century

This Colorful Parakeet Had Been Seen Only Once Over the Past Century. Birders Just Rediscovered It in an Unexplored Indonesian Forest

After a grueling 14-day trek, team photographs the blue-fronted lorikeet for only a second time