Class Aves Family Chloropseidae Scientific name Chloropsis jerdoni | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Chloropsis Rank Species | |
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Similar Bornean leafbird, White‑browed bulbul, Golden‑fronted leafbird, Blue‑winged leafbird, Blue‑faced malkoha | ||
Jerdon s leafbird
Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka. Its name honours Thomas C. Jerdon. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the blue-winged leafbird (C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the blue-winged leafbird was named.
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It builds its nest in a tree, and lays 2–3 eggs. This species eats insects, fruit and nectar.
The male is green-bodied with a yellow-tinged head, black face and throat. It has a blue moustachial line. The female differs in that it has a greener head and blue throat, and young birds are like 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 various other species of birds.
Jerdon s leafbird slowmotion 24 jan 2014 goncoi aldona goa
