Orange-bellied leafbird

Chloropsis hardwickii

The orange-bellied leafbird is a bird native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Yunnan and northern parts of Southeast Asia. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke.
Orange-bellied leafbird (female) Seen near Banglo Raub, FH. Chloropsis hardwickii,Orange-bellied leafbird

Appearance

It is brightly coloured with an orange belly, a green back, a blue tail and flight feathers, and a black and blue patch over its throat and chest. It has a long, curved beak. It feeds on insects, spiders and nectar. Orange-bellied leafbirds make their nests from roots and fibers which are suspended from the edges of twigs at the end of a tree branch. They do not migrate.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyChloropseidae
GenusChloropsis
SpeciesC. hardwickii
Photographed in
Malaysia