Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon)

Other Names (World)
Lesser Green Leafbird, Blue-whiskered Leafbird

Family
Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)

Size
16 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1829)

Habitat
Canopy and high edge of lowland evergreen forest, including peatswamp-forest, mature and regenerating secondary forest. Also fruiting trees and shrubs in clearings and high shade cover of plantations. From sea-level - 700 m (to 1,100 in Malaysia).

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (B), Thailand (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Destruction of its lowland habitat is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) [XC741906]
by Ding Li Yong from Panti Bird Sanctuary, Johor, Malaysia (call)

Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) [XC808712]
by id from Panti Bird Sanctuary, Johor, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

septentrionalis Robinson & Kloss, 1919 - Extreme southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim), south-western Thailand and northern Malay Peninsula.
cyanopogon (Temminck, 1829) - Southern Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo (including Banggi I, off northern coast).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Green Leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) - 10 files

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