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Genus: ''Chloropsis'' | Genus: ''Chloropsis'' | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | Leafbirds | + | Leafbirds from south and south-east [[Asia]]. |
+ | * Predominantly green plumage | ||
+ | * Very similar shape and proportions | ||
+ | * They live in the canopy of deciduous to evergreen forest | ||
+ | * They are generalist feeders | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Chloropsis'' is the only genus in the family [[:Category:Chloropseidae|Chloropseidae]]. | ''Chloropsis'' is the only genus in the family [[:Category:Chloropseidae|Chloropseidae]]. | ||
{{Nav-Chloropsis}} | {{Nav-Chloropsis}} | ||
− | [[Category:Chloropseidae | + | |
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-HBWVol10}} | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Chloropseidae]] |
Latest revision as of 15:34, 22 June 2012
Genus: Chloropsis
Description
Leafbirds from south and south-east Asia.
- Predominantly green plumage
- Very similar shape and proportions
- They live in the canopy of deciduous to evergreen forest
- They are generalist feeders
Taxonomy
Chloropsis is the only genus in the family Chloropseidae.
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C. flavipennis | Philippine Leafbird | ||
C. palawanensis | Yellow-throated Leafbird | ||
C. sonnerati | Greater Green Leafbird | ||
C. cyanopogon | Lesser Green Leafbird | ||
C. cochinchinensis | Blue-winged Leafbird | ||
C. kinabaluensis | Bornean Leafbird | ||
C. jerdoni | Jerdon's Leafbird | ||
C. aurifrons | Golden-fronted Leafbird | ||
C. media | Sumatran Leafbird | ||
C. hardwickii | Orange-bellied Leafbird | ||
C. venusta | Blue-masked Leafbird | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chloropsis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chloropsis
Pages in category ‘Chloropsis’
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.