Sumatran Leafbird
Chloropsis media
- Family
- Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The Sumatran leafbird (Chloropsis media) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is endemic to forest and plantations in Sumatra in Indonesia. It has often been included as a subspecies of the golden-fronted leafbird (C. aurifrons), but the two differ extensively in, among others, morphology, with the male of the Sumatran leafbird having a yellow (not deep orange) forehead, and the female resembling a female blue-winged leafbird, but with a yellowish forecrown and no blue to the wings and tail (very different from the golden-fronted leafbird, where the male and female are very similar).
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Sumatra.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Sumatran leafbird
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
