The Blue-Fronted Lorikeet — a small, lime-green parrot found only on the Indonesian island of Buru — has been rediscovered after more than a decade. A 14-day expedition in April reached the unexplored highlands of Mount Kapalatmada and spotted at least nine individuals, capturing the first known sound recordings of the species' calls.
(c) Bright Rainbow Lorikeet by Stuart Robinson

Seit über einem Jahrzehnt verschwunden: Lorikeet auf indonesischer Insel wiederentdeckt

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Der Blaustirnlori — ein kleiner, limonengrüner Papagei, der ausschliesslich auf der indonesischen Insel Buru vorkommt — wurde nach mehr als zehn Jahren ohne Sichtung wiederentdeckt. Eine 14-tägige Expedition im April in die unberührten Hochlagen des Berges Kapalatmada dokumentierte mindestens neun Individuen und erstellte die ersten bekannten Lautaufnahmen der Art.

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