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Revision as of 07:55, 26 May 2014
Alternative name: Gold-fronted Chloropsis
- Chloropsis aurifrons
Identification
17-19cm.
- Orange forehead and forecrown
- Black mask and lower throat
- Violet-blue chin, upper throat and malar region
- Yellow band around lower part of bib, prominent in nominate subspecies, indistinctive or missing in some subspecies
- Turquoise-blue lesser upperwing-coverts
- Rest of plumage grass-green
Females are similar but have less blue on wing and they are smaller.
Juveniles are all green except for a yellow eyelid rim.
Distribution
From India, Nepal and Sri Lanka east to Burma, southern China, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia to Vietnam.
Common to fairly common in its range. Trapping for the cage-bird market is a serious problem locally.
Taxonomy
Sumatran Leafbird was formerly included in this species and forms a superspecies with it.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- C. a. aurifrons:
- C. a. frontalis:
- Peninsular India
- C. a. insularis:
- C. a. pridii:
- C. a. inornata:
- C. a. incompta:
Habitat
Deciduous forest to evergreen forest, forest edge, secondary growth, tree plantations and wooded gardens.
Occurs from lowlands to ca. 1200m.
Behaviour
Diet
A generalist feeder. Feeds on arthropods, fruits and nectars.
Forages singly, in pairs or small groups.
Breeding
The nest is an open cup made of fine twigs, bark fibre, grass and bamboo. It's placed 9-12m up the ground in an outer fork of a tree. Lays 2 eggs, sometimes 3.
Movements
A resident species. Birds of the Himalayan foothills are said to do short-range vertical migrations.
Vocalisation
It can mimic voices of many common birds also.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- 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) Golden-fronted Leafbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-fronted_Leafbird
