Passeriformes / Chloropseidae / Chloropsis
Blue-winged Leafbird
Chloropsis moluccensis · 蓝翅叶鹎
Introduction
A species of leafbird found in forest and second growth throughout Southeast Asia, extending east to Borneo and south to southern Sumatra. It is common to fairly common throughout most of its range and is considered of least concern by BirdLife International.
Description
The male has a green body with a yellow-tinged head, black face and throat, and a blue moustachial line. The female differs by having a greener head and a blue throat. Young birds resemble the female but lack the blue throat patch. The wings are blue due to gyroid crystals in the feather cells.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in forest and second growth throughout Southeast Asia, as far east as Borneo and as far south as southern Sumatra. The distribution approaches that of the Bornean leafbird, but there is no evidence of intergradation.
Behavior & Ecology
The call consists of a rich mixture of imitations of the calls of various other species of birds.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Chloropseidae
- Genus
- Chloropsis
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Chloropsis moluccensis auropectus
southeastern Thailand and southern Indochina
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
