Amber alert: Queensland police need help to find 20-month-old boy taken from Darra

The Queensland Police Service is seeking urgent help from the public to locate a 20-month-old boy who was taken from Warrender Street in Darra almost five hours ago.

The police believe the boy may be at significant risk.

He is described as having brown hair, fair skin and was last seen wearing a black shirt and a nappy.

The man believed to have taken the boy, pictured below is described as solid build, wearing distinctive running shoes, long pants, long-sleeved shirt, gloves, baseball cap and medical mask.

Police urge the man, or anyone with information relating to their location, to contact police.