Orange-bellied leaf bird

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Orange-bellied leaf bird
Orange-bellied leaf bird (Chloropsis hardwickii)

Orange-bellied leaf bird ( Chloropsis hardwickii )

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily : Passeroidea
Family : Leaf birds (Chloropseidae)
Genre : Leaf birds ( chloropsis )
Type : Orange-bellied leaf bird
Scientific name
Chloropsis hardwickii
Jardine & Selby , 1830

The orange-bellied leaf bird ( Chloropsis hardwickii ) is a species of bird from the family of leaf birds (Chloropseidae).

The additional species hardwickii refers to Thomas Hardwicke .

The bird is common in the central and eastern Himalayas , Yunnan, and northern Southeast Asia.

The distribution area includes tops and edges of forests of various kinds, including tree-lined habitats from 1300–2135 m in height.

features

The bird is 15–20 cm tall, the male weighs 32–40 g, the female 25–34 g. The male wears a black mask, has a yellowish-green upper surface, the crown and the upper surface of the head are yellow. The underside is orange, black on the throat to the chest, with purple-blue spots on the flight feathers and on the tail, which looks black from a distance. The female is continuously green, on the underside in the middle orange. Both have a broad stripe of blue beard. Young birds have a green head and traces of orange on the underside.

Geographic variation

The following subspecies are recognized by HBW :

Additionally from Avibase and IOC :

Both are listed in HBW as a separate species ( lazuli breast leaf bird ) or its subspecies, as they differ genetically.

voice

The male's singing is typically performed from a raised hide at the top of a tree. It is considered to be the richest and longest lasting chant of the family.

Way of life

The diet is varied and includes fruits , nectar and arthropods . Foraging for food takes place alone or as a couple, sometimes in mixed hunting communities.

The breeding season is likely to be between May and August.

Migration movements are limited to altitude migration in the Himalayas.

Hazardous situation

The stock is not considered to be at risk ( least concern ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Orange-bellied leaf bird , in Avibase - The World Bird Database
  2. ↑ a b R. Grimmett, T. Inskipp: Birds of Northern India. Helm Field Guides, 2017, ISBN 978-0-7136-5167-6
  3. ↑ a b c d Handbook of the Birds of the World
  4. ^ IOC World Bird List Dippers, leafbirds, flowerpeckers, sunbirds
  5. ↑ M. Moltesen, M. Irestedt, J. Fjeldså, PGP Ericson. & KA Jønsson: Molecular phylogeny of Chloropseidae and Irenidae - cryptic species and biogeography. In: Phylogenetics and Evolution 2012, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 903-914.
  6. ↑ Redlist

Web links

Commons : Orange-Bellied Leaf Bird  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files