Greater Green Leafbird
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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 habitat
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, mainly old-growth forests but also secondary forest
s 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.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Chloropseidae family. It is distinguished from the Lesser Green Leafbird
Lesser Green Leafbird
The Lesser Green Leafbird is a species of bird in the Chloropseidae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
(Chloropsis cyanopogon) by its powerful beak
Bird anatomy
Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds' bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Birds have a light skeletal system and light but powerful musculature which, along with circulatory and respiratory systems capable of very high metabolic rates and oxygen supply,...
, 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
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Malaysia, Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, and Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, mainly old-growth forests but also secondary forest
Secondary forest
A secondary forest is a forest or woodland area which has re-grown after a major disturbance such as fire, insect infestation, timber harvest or windthrow, until a long enough period has passed so that the effects of the disturbance are no longer evident...
s 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
Ficus
Ficus is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes, and hemiepiphyte in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The Common Fig Ficus is a genus of...
, but also takes insects and small invertebrates.
The Greater Green Leafbird has a loud voice, consisting of an ascending whistle chee-zi-chee.
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