Greater Green Leafbird

Greater Green Leafbird
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Chloropseidae
Genus:	Chloropsis
Species:	C. sonnerati
Binomial name
Chloropsis sonnerati Jardine & Selby, 1827

The Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) is a species of bird in the Chloropseidae family. It is distinguished from the Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) by its powerful beak, yellow throat and eye ring of the female; and lack of a yellow border along the black throat patch found in the male c. cyanopogan.

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, mainly old-growth forests but also secondary forests and edges.

It moves quite conspicuously at the canopy level, jumping between branches and flying from tree to tree. It often visits fruiting fig trees, but also takes insects and small invertebrates.

The Greater Green Leafbird has a loud voice, consisting of an ascending whistle chee-zi-chee.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Chloropsis sonnerati. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
• strange, Morten (2000). A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Thailand Including Southeast Asia & The Philippines (1st ed.). Eric Oey (Periplus). ISBN 962-593-926-1, and 978-962-593-926-1. 

External links

• Greater Green Leafbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Photos on the Oriental Bird Club
• Male and female illustration on Hong Kong Park - Specialties
• Voice recordings on xeno-canto Asia

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