- chatters. Like bulbuls,
leafbirds drop many body
feathers when they are handled. This may
confuse predators,
especially snakes.
Leafbirds are
always found in...
-
Cochinchina is a
historical name for Vietnam. The
Javan leafbird is now one of 12
leafbirds placed in the
genus Chloropsis that was
introduced in 1827...
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Irenidae was
sister to the
family Chloropseidae containing the
leafbirds. The
leafbirds are
sometimes included in the
family Irenidae with the fairy-bluebirds...
- The golden-fronted
leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) is a
species of
leafbird. It is
found from the
Indian subcontinent and south-western China, to south-east...
- golden-fronted
leafbird lacks blue in the
flight feathers and tail, and has a
golden forehead. As in
other leafbirds, the call of the blue-winged
leafbird consists...
-
composed of a
single genus, Aegithina. They were
formerly grouped with the
leafbirds and fairy-bluebirds, in the
family Irenidae. The
genus Aegithina was introduced...
- the
female but
without the blue
throat patch. Like
other leafbirds, the call of Jerdon's
leafbird consists of a rich
mixture of
imitations of the
calls of...
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tropical moist lowland forest.
Along with the
Philippine leafbird, it is one of the two
endemic leafbirds in the country.
Ebird describes it as "A medium-sized...
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curved beak. It
feeds on insects,
spiders and nectar. Orange-bellied
leafbirds make
their nests from
roots and
fibers which are
suspended from the edges...
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allies Nectariniidae:
sunbirds Dicaeidae: flower****s Chloropseidae:
leafbirds Irenidae: fairy-bluebirds Peucedramidae:
olive warbler Urocynchramidae:...
