Leafbird
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The Leafbirds are a family of small passerine bird species found in India and southeast Asia. They are one of only two bird families that are entirely endemic to the Indomalayan ecozone. They were formerly grouped with the ioras in the family Irenidae.
These are bulbul-like forest birds, but whereas that group tends to be drab in coloration, leafbirds are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.
Leafbirds eat fruit and nectar with some insects. They have a spiked tongue, adapted to nectar feeding. They lay 2-3 eggs in a tree nest.
- Family: Chloropseidae
- Philippine Leafbird, Chloropsis flavipennis
- Yellow-throated Leafbird, Chloropsis palawanensis
- Greater Green Leafbird, Chloropsis sonnerati
- Lesser Green Leafbird, Chloropsis cyanopogon
- Blue-winged Leafbird, Chloropsis cochinchinensis
- Golden-fronted Leafbird, Chloropsis aurifrons
- Orange-bellied Leafbird, Chloropsis hardwickii
- Blue-masked Leafbird, Chloropsis venusta
[edit] External links
- Leafbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
