
Erythrura trichroa
Blue-faced Parrotfinch
As recorded: Erythrura trichroa (Kittlitz, 1833)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Estrildidae
- Collected by
- L P Richards
- Collector number
- Collector Number: LPR 221
- Island
- Pohnpei Island
- Region
- Micronesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Erythrura trichroa observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-13.

2026-08-13
Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-08-13
Yanfate, Tanna
(c) Yung-Kuan Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-06
Neiwe, Chuuk, Micronesia
(c) guillaumecalcagni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-21
Douglas, AU-QL, AU
(c) Josephine Warnet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-29
Weno, Chuuk, Micronesia
(c) Oscar Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Erythrura trichroa. BPBM 147792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36774517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/147792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36774517 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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