Jerdon’s Leafbird
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Leafbirds

Jerdon’s Leafbird

Chloropsis jerdoni

LCLeast Concern
Family
Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka. Its name honours Thomas C. Jerdon. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the blue-winged leafbird (C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the blue-winged leafbird was named.
It builds its nest in a tree, and lays 2–3 eggs.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Peninsular India and Sri Lanka.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.