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.[2] 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.

Jerdon's leafbird
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Chloropseidae
Genus: Chloropsis
Species:
C. jerdoni
Binomial name
Chloropsis jerdoni
(Blyth, 1844)
Synonyms

Chloropsis cochinchinensis jerdoni

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. They are very shy of water, will only come down to drink for very short periods and are quick to flee.

  • Male in Ankola, India
    Male in Ankola, India
  • Female clicked in Kannur, Kerala
    Female clicked in Kannur, Kerala
  • A male Jerdon's leafbird taking a bath.
    A male Jerdon's leafbird taking a bath.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Chloropsis jerdoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22732257A95045111. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22732257A95045111.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 180–181.
  • BirdLife Species Factsheet. BirdLife International. Accessed 2008-06-25.
  • Wells, D. R. (2005). Chloropsis jerdoni (Jerdon's Leafbird). P. 264 in: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, & D. A. Christie. eds. (2005). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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