Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)

Other Names (World)
Jerdon's Leafbird, Indian Leafbird, Jerdon's Chloropsis

Family
Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)

Size
16.50 - 18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1844)

Habitat
Open woodland, secondary growth, orchards, wooded gardens, coffee and pepper plantations and road edges, favouring relatively dry areas. From the lowland plains to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

India, Sri Lanka.

India southern from southern Gujarat (Gulf of Cambay), central Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, and Sri Lanka.

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).

Status LC
Trapping for trade is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Arthropods, fruit and nectar.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) [XC311194]
by Ross Gallardy from Kitulgala village area, Sri Lanka (song)

Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) [XC712208]
by id from Baranti Reservoir, Purulia, West Bengal, India (duet, imitation, song, mimicry\/imitation)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Javan Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis), Bornean Leafbird (Chloropsis kinabaluensis) and Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) following Wells et al. (2003).

Probably forms a superspecies with Javan Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis), Bornean Leafbird (Chloropsis kinabaluensis) and Yellow-throated Leafbird (Chloropsis palawanensis) and was for long regarded as a subspecies of Javan Leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis), but differs in bill morphology and plumage details. Wing length size varies, but differences considered insufficient to warrant naming of geographical subspecies.

References
See References.

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