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Blue-faced parrotfinch

Erythrura trichroa (Kittlitz, 1833)

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The blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) is a species in the family Estrildidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.5 g to 14.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)
Photo: Nrg800 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-faced parrotfinch

Weight
13.5 g – 14.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
13 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blue-faced parrotfinch live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-faced parrotfinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) is a locally common species of estrildid finch found in north-eastern Australia, eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, with disjunct populations in Micronesia and Palau. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km2.

It is found in subtropical and tropical zones in both montane and lowland moist forest areas, where it is most often associated with forest edges and disturbed habitat. It feeds largely on seeds of grasses, including in Australia several exotic genera especially Brachiaria. The IUCN has classified the species as being of least concern.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-faced parrotfinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-faced_parrotfinch&oldid=1313848891), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blue-faced parrotfinch endangered?

The blue-faced parrotfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the blue-faced parrotfinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEstrildidae
  6. genusErythrura
  7. SpeciesErythrura trichroa (Kittlitz, 1833)

Synonyms Fringilla trichroa

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Blue-faced parrot-finchEnglish
  • Blue-faced parrot-finchEnglish
  • عصفور الببغاء أزرق الوجهArabic
  • عصفور الببغاء ذو الوجه الأزرقArabic
  • diamant carablau menutCatalan
  • amada tříbarváCzech
  • cwyrbig wyneblasWelsh
  • Blåhovedet PapegøjeamadineDanish
  • DreifarbenpapageiamadineGerman
  • Dreifarben-PapageiamadineGerman
  • blumaska estrildoEsperanto
  • Diamante cariazulSpanish
  • sinipõsk-roheamadiinEstonian
  • sininaamapeippoFinnish
  • Diamant de KittlitzFrench
  • Érythrure de KittlitzFrench
  • plavolica amadinaCroatian
  • háromszínű papagájamandinaHungarian
  • Bondol-hijau muka-biruIndonesian
  • Diamante di KittlitzItalian
  • Diamante facciazzurraItalian
  • ナンヨウセイコウチョウJapanese
  • mėlyngalvė papūginė amadinaLithuanian
  • BlauwmaskerpapegaaiamadineDutch
  • trefargeamadinNorwegian
  • papuzik trójbarwnyPolish
  • LikedipwahpwaPohnpeian
  • diamante-de-cara-azulPortuguese
  • diamante-de-faces-azuisPortuguese
  • Синелицая амадинаRussian
  • Трёхцветная попугайная амадинаRussian
  • amada trojfarebnáSlovak
  • Trobojna papagaj amadinaSerbian
  • blåhuvad amadinSwedish
  • Mavi Yüzlü Papağan İspinozuTurkish
  • папужник синьощокийUkrainian
  • 蓝脸鹦雀Chinese
  • 藍臉鸚雀Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-faced parrotfinch

Other species in the same genus Erythrura.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-faced parrotfinch?

An adult blue-faced parrotfinch weighs 13.5 g – 14.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-faced parrotfinch endangered?

The blue-faced parrotfinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blue-faced parrotfinch?

The blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa) belongs to the family Estrildidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-faced-parrotfinch

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_faced_parrotfinch_2026,
  title = {Blue-faced parrotfinch (Erythrura trichroa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-faced-parrotfinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}