Birds of India - Leafbirds

Leafbirds

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Chloropseidae

The Leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows. There are 9 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in India.

  • Blue-winged Leafbird Chloropsis cochinchinensis
  • Jerdon's Leafbird Chloropsis jerdoni (Split by Rasmussen and Anderton, 2005)
  • Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
  • Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii

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