Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Chloropseidae Scientific name Chloropsis aurifrons | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Chloropsis Rank Species | |
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Similar Leafbird, Blue‑winged leafbird, Lesser green leafbird, Orange‑bellied leafbird, Greater green leafbird | ||
Golden fronted leafbird
The golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) is a species of leafbird. It is a common resident breeder in India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Southeast Asia. It often includes the Sumatran leafbird (C. media) from Sumatra as a subspecies, but the two differ extensively in, among others, morphology.
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Its habitat is forest and scrub. It builds its nest in a tree, laying 2-3 eggs. This species eats insects and berries.
The adult is green-bodied with a black face and throat bordered with yellow. It has an orange forehead and blue moustachial line, but lacks the blue flight feathers and tail sides of blue-winged leafbird. Young birds have a plain green head.
The southern Indian race, C. a. frontalis, has a narrower yellow border to black face. The throat is black and it has a blue sub-moustachial stripe and duller orange forehead. Towards the extreme south of India and Sri Lanka the race insularis occurs which is slightly smaller than frontalis.
Golden fronted leafbird form thailand
