The Black-lored Parrot is restricted to Buru Island in Indonesia. It has been recorded by day and is also heard calling at night.
Adults have blue foreheads and forecrowns, a black stripe from the lores to the eyes, mostly green bodies, and blue flight feathers. Male bills are red; female bills are grey-white.
It has been recorded from 600 to 1,700 m, chiefly in montane forest, but also in lowland and hill forest. It is active by day and is heard calling after dark; seasonal movement between mountain and coastal areas is possible.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.