Leafbirds
Chloropsis
The leafbirds (Chloropseidae) are a family of small passerine bird species found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They were formerly grouped with the ioras and fairy-bluebirds in the family Irenidae. As presently defined, the leafbird family is monogeneric, with all species placed in the genus Chloropsis.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Orange-bellied Leafbird
speciesChloropsis hardwickii
Golden-fronted Leafbird
speciesChloropsis aurifrons
Blue-winged Leafbird
speciesChloropsis moluccensis
Jerdon's Leafbird
speciesChloropsis jerdoni
Lesser Green Leafbird
speciesChloropsis cyanopogon
Greater Green Leafbird
speciesChloropsis sonnerati
Bornean Leafbird
speciesChloropsis kinabaluensis
Yellow-throated Leafbird
speciesChloropsis palawanensis
Javan leafbird
speciesChloropsis cochinchinensis
Blue-masked Leafbird
speciesChloropsis venusta
Philippine Leafbird
speciesChloropsis flavipennis
Sumatran Leafbird
speciesChloropsis media
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12003.