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Greater green leafbird

Chloropsis sonnerati Jardine & Selby, 1827

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) is a species in the family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 42.8 g to 45.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati)
Photo: Doug Janson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the greater green leafbird

Weight
42.8 g – 45.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the greater green leafbird live?

Not recorded

What is the greater green leafbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is distinguished from the lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) by its powerful beak, yellow throat and eye ring of the female; and lack of a yellow border along the black throat patch found in the male C. cyanopogan.

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. In Indonesia, it is found in Sumatra, Borneo, Natuna Islands, Java and Bali.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, mainly old-growth forest but also secondary forest and edges.

It moves quite conspicuously at the canopy level, jumping between branches and flying from tree to tree. It often visits fruiting fig trees, but also takes insects and small invertebrates.

The greater green leafbird has a loud voice, consisting of an ascending whistle chee-zi-chee.

The species is threatened by trapping for the cage bird trade and has become rare or even disappeared in large parts of its range.

From the Wikipedia article “Greater green leafbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_green_leafbird&oldid=1380713058), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the greater green leafbird endangered?

The greater green leafbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species. What the categories mean.

How is the greater green leafbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyChloropseidae
  6. genusChloropsis
  7. SpeciesChloropsis sonnerati Jardine & Selby, 1827
Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • verdet grosCatalan
  • sýkavka většíCzech
  • aderyn dail gwyrdd mawrWelsh
  • SmaragdbladfuglDanish
  • DickschnabelblattvogelGerman
  • Dickschnabel-BlattvogelGerman
  • granda kloropseoEsperanto
  • Verdín de SonneratSpanish
  • suur-viherlüüdikEstonian
  • viherlehviFinnish
  • Verdin de SonneratFrench
  • velika zelenkaCroatian
  • vastagcsőrű levélmadárHungarian
  • Cica-daun besarIndonesian
  • Fogliarolo verde maggioreItalian
  • オオコノハドリJapanese
  • didysis žaliasis lapinukasLithuanian
  • DiksnavelbladvogelDutch
  • zielenik dużyPolish
  • verdim-grandePortuguese
  • Verdinho-de-SonneratPortuguese
  • verdinho-grandePortuguese
  • Большая листовкаRussian
  • Большая зелёная листовкаRussian
  • Большая (зелёная) листовкаRussian
  • zelenáčik veľkozobýSlovak
  • smaragdbladfågelSwedish
  • นกเขียวก้านตองใหญ่Thai
  • Sonnerat YaprakkuşuTurkish
  • зеленчик великийUkrainian
  • 大綠葉鵯Chinese
  • 大绿叶鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the greater green leafbird

Other species in the same genus Chloropsis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the greater green leafbird?

An adult greater green leafbird weighs 42.8 g – 45.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the greater green leafbird endangered?

The greater green leafbird is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the greater green leafbird?

The greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) belongs to the family Chloropseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{greater_green_leafbird_2026,
  title = {Greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/greater-green-leafbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}