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Four subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
 
Four subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>:
 
* ''C. h. hardwickii'' from northern [[India]] east to southern [[China]] (Tibet, Yunnan), [[Burma]], northwest [[Thailand]] and northern [[Laos]]
 
* ''C. h. hardwickii'' from northern [[India]] east to southern [[China]] (Tibet, Yunnan), [[Burma]], northwest [[Thailand]] and northern [[Laos]]
 
* ''C. h. malayana'' in the uplands of [[Burma]] and peninsular [[Malaysia]]
 
* ''C. h. malayana'' in the uplands of [[Burma]] and peninsular [[Malaysia]]
 
* ''C. h. melliana'' in southern [[China]] (Guizhou and Guangxi east to Fujian) and [[Vietnam]]
 
* ''C. h. melliana'' in southern [[China]] (Guizhou and Guangxi east to Fujian) and [[Vietnam]]
* ''C. h. lazuliana'' in the uplands of Hainan
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Deciduous to evergreen forest, also secondary growth.
 
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Male
Photo © by Neil
Hong Kong, China, April 2005

Alternative names: Hardwicke's Leafbird; Orange-bellied Chloropsis; Greyish-crowned Leafbird

Chloropsis hardwickii

Identification

Female, Subspecies malayana
Photo © by darwin1601
Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, May 2018
  • Orange-ochre central underparts
  • Olive-green upperparts
  • Extensive black face and throat
  • Purple-blue moustache
  • Ochre wash on crown and sides
  • Dark blue flight feathers and tail

Females with green head and blue moustache.
Juveniles are similar to Golden-fronted Leafbird but show some orange-ochre feathers below.

Distribution

Foothills of the Himalayas and south China to Indochina and the Malay Peninsula.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Juvenile
Photo © by the late Dr Manjeet Singh
Genting Highlands, Malaysia, August 2008

Four subspecies are recognized1:

  • C. h. hardwickii from northern India east to southern China (Tibet, Yunnan), Burma, northwest Thailand and northern Laos
  • C. h. malayana in the uplands of Burma and peninsular Malaysia
  • C. h. melliana in southern China (Guizhou and Guangxi east to Fujian) and Vietnam
  • C. h. lazuliana (Greyish-crowned Leafbird) in the uplands of Hainan

Habitat

Deciduous to evergreen forest, also secondary growth.

Behaviour

Diet

Its diet includes insects, spiders, fruits and nectar.
Forages usually in the canopy.

Breeding

They make their nests from roots and fibres which are suspended from the edges of twigs at the end of a tree branch. Lays 2-3 eggs.

Movements

A resident species, an altitudinal migrant in the Himalayas and probably in other parts of its range.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. 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

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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