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Jerdon's Leafbird - BirdForum Opus

Photo by James Williams
Dandeli, Karnataka, Southern India, February 2005
Chloropsis jerdoni

Identification

16·7–18·4 cm (6½-7¼ in)
Male - green-bodied, yellow head, black face and throat, blue moustachial line.
Female - green head, blue throat with yellow boarder.
Young - like female but without the blue throat patch.

Female
Photo by S K Gudi
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka;India, November 2016

Distribution

The Blue-winged Leafbird is a common resident breeder in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly included in Blue-winged Leafbird.

They were earlier classified along with the bulbuls, but unlike the bulbuls, the sexes differ.

Habitat

Their habitat is open forest, forest edges, gardens, roadside trees and more open woodland at 1500 meters.

Behaviour

Breeding

They build the nest in a tree, laying 2-3 eggs.

Diet

They have a varied diet, consisting of insects, including ants and caterpillars fruit and nectar.

Vocalisation

The call of this Leafbird like other Leafbirds consists of a rich mixture of imitations of the calls of various other species of bird.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)

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