Blue-fronted leaf bird

Blue-fronted leaf bird
Blue-fronted leafbird hide ( Chloropsis venusta )
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) Superfamily : Passeroidea Family : Leaf birds (Chloropseidae) Genre : Leaf birds ( chloropsis ) Type : Blue-fronted leaf bird
Scientific name
Chloropsis venusta
( Bonaparte , 1850)

The blue-forehead leaf bird ( Chloropsis venusta ) is a species of bird from the family of leaf birds (Chloropseidae).

The bird is endemic to the Indonesian island of Sumatra . It is the smallest representative of the leaf birds and occurs in the highlands from Aceh south along the Barisan Mountains to Lampung .

The distribution area includes treetops from deep forest to mountain forest .

features

The bird is 14 cm tall. The male has a blue mask up to the crown of the head and throat, the ear covers and reins are aquamarine blue, the large patch on the chest is orange. Iris and beak are dark. The top is grass-green, the underside yellow-green, the slightly forked tail bluish with a gray underside. The female is pale blue, more turquoise, without a throat spot.

The species is monotypical.

voice

The call is not documented.

Way of life

The diet consists of fruits , insects and eggs from arthropods . The breeding season is not known.

Hazardous situation

The stock is considered to be near threatened due to habitat loss.

Web links

Commons : Blaustirn-Blattvogel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Videos, photos and sound recordings of Chloropsis venusta in the Internet Bird Collection

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Blaustirn-Blattvogel , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Handbook of the Birds of the World
3. ^ IOC World Bird List Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds
4. ↑ Redlist