Greater green leafbird

Chloropsis sonnerati

The greater green leafbird is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is distinguished from the lesser green leafbird by its powerful beak, yellow throat and eye ring of the female; and lack of a yellow border along the black throat patch found in the male "C. cyanopogan".
Greater Leafbird (female) A flock of Greater Leafbirds were looking for some good fruits on this Spiky Fig tree. Birds with small beaks like these leafbirds can easily get into the flesh of the fig bypassing the sharp hairs. Leafbirds are named after their green color which helps them camouflage among leaf foliage perfectly. The males have black heads while the females are fully green with yellow "eyeliner". Epiphytic fig like this spiky fig depends on canopy birds like these to disperse its seeds onto another host tree. This is recorded during our few days observation to document the ecological value of this fig species as an important species for our reforestation projects. The Spiky Fig (Ficus cucurbitina): https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104512/spiky_fig.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104602/spiky_fig_tree.html Chloropsis sonnerati,Geotagged,Greater green leafbird,Malaysia,Summer

Distribution

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. In Indonesia, it is found in Sumatra, Borneo, Natuna Islands, Java and Bali.
Greater Leafbird (male) A flock of Greater Leafbirds were looking for some good fruits on this Spiky Fig tree. Birds with small beaks like these leafbirds can easily get into the flesh of the fig bypassing the sharp hairs. Leafbirds are named after their green color which helps them camouflage among leaf foliage perfectly. The males have black heads while the females are fully green with yellow "eyeliner". Epiphytic fig like this spiky fig depends on canopy birds like these to disperse its seeds onto another host tree. This is recorded during our few days observation to document the ecological value of this fig species as an important species for our reforestation projects. The Spiky Fig (Ficus cucurbitina): https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104512/spiky_fig.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104599/spiky_fig_fruiting.html Chloropsis sonnerati,Geotagged,Greater green leafbird,Malaysia,Summer

Behavior

It moves quite conspicuously at the canopy level, jumping between branches and flying from tree to tree. It often visits fruiting fig trees, but also takes insects and small invertebrates.

The greater green leafbird has a loud voice, consisting of an ascending whistle "chee-zi-chee".
Greater Leafbird (male) feeding A flock of Greater Leafbirds were looking for some good fruits on this Spiky Fig tree. Birds with small beaks like these leafbirds can easily get into the flesh of the fig bypassing the sharp hairs. Leafbirds are named after their green color which helps them camouflage among leaf foliage perfectly. The males have black heads while the females are fully green with yellow "eyeliner". Epiphytic fig like this spiky fig depends on canopy birds like these to disperse its seeds onto another host tree. This is recorded during our few days observation to document the ecological value of this fig species as an important species for our reforestation projects. The Spiky Fig (Ficus cucurbitina): https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104608/spiky_fig_cross_section.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/104602/spiky_fig_tree.html Chloropsis sonnerati,Geotagged,Greater green leafbird,Malaysia,Summer

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, mainly old-growth forest but also secondary forest and edges.

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