Greater Green Leafbird

Chloropsis sonnerati

Description

Chloropsis sonnerati is a type of songbird whose entire body is dominated by green, but the cheeks and throat of the male bird are shiny black. The female bird’s throat and eye circles are yellow. The irises are brown, the bill is thick black and the legs are bluish-grey.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

22 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Chloropsidae

GENUS

:

Chloropsis

SPECIES

:

Chloropsis sonnerati

Distribution

This bird is widespread but not easy to find, usually likes high tree tops, with dense leafy tree crowns in lowland forests such as primary forests, secondary forests and mangrove forests to hills to an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Chloropsis sonnerati spreads in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and the surrounding islands, Kalimantan including Natuna, Java and Bali.

Habits and Lifestyle

This bird species is sometimes aggressive towards other, smaller birds. When singing will bow their heads, and usually live alone, in pairs or in mixed groups.

Lifestyle

Diurnal, arboreal, agresif

Biome

Primary forests, secondary forests and mangrove forests to hills

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Chloropsis sonnerati is an omnivore, usually eating insects and fruits in the forest

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

On the island of Java, this bird is known to breed in April

Reproduction session : April

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Endangered (EN)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

This bird species is one of the targets of bird fans, because it includes songbirds. In Indonesia, this species is included in the category of protected animals.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Cica Daun Besar on Wikipedia article