Alternative names: Hardwicke's Leafbird; Orange-bellied Chloropsis
- Chloropsis hardwickii
Identification
- 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
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 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
- 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/
- 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) Orange-bellied Leafbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-bellied_Leafbird
