Great iora
Aegithina lafresnayei (Hartlaub, 1844)
The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) is a species in the family Aegithinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the great iora
- Weight
- 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the great iora live?
Not recorded
What is the great iora?
The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) is a species of bird in the family Aegithinidae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Is the great iora endangered?
The great iora is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the great iora classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAegithinidae
- genusAegithina
- SpeciesAegithina lafresnayei (Hartlaub, 1844)
Synonyms Aethorhynchus lafresnayei innotatus, Iora lafresnayei
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- iora grossaCatalan
- jora velkáCzech
- iora mawrWelsh
- Stor IoraDanish
- GroßioraGerman
- Langschnabel-IoraGerman
- granda egitinoEsperanto
- Iora grandeSpanish
- isojoraFinnish
- Iora de LafresnayeFrench
- krupnokljuna joraCroatian
- nagy poszátalevélmadárHungarian
- Iora maggioreItalian
- Iora di LafresnayeItalian
- オオヒメコノハドリJapanese
- geltonoji joraLithuanian
- Kunyit BukitMalay
- Grote IoraDutch
- storløvfuglNorwegian
- paskownik wielkodziobyPolish
- iora-grandePortuguese
- Большая йораRussian
- Длинноклювая йораRussian
- jara veľkáSlovak
- Velika joraSerbian
- större ioraSwedish
- นกขมิ้นน้อยปีกสีเรียบThai
- Büyük İoraTurkish
- йора великаUkrainian
- 大綠雀鵯Chinese
- 大绿雀鹎Chinese
Relatives of the great iora
Other species in the same genus Aegithina.
Common iora
Aegithina tiphia
Green iora
Aegithina viridissima
Marshall's iora
Aegithina nigrolutea
CompareGreat iora vs Common ioraGreat iora vs Green ioraGreat iora vs Marshall's iora
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great iora?
An adult great iora weighs 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the great iora endangered?
The great iora is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the great iora?
The great iora (Aegithina lafresnayei) belongs to the family Aegithinidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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