Green iora
Aegithina viridissima (Bonaparte, 1850)
The green iora (Aegithina viridissima) is a species in the family Aegithinidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.4 g to 13.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the green iora
- Weight
- 13.4 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
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green iora live?
Not recorded
What is the green iora?
The green iora (Aegithina viridissima) is a species of bird in the family Aegithinidae. It is found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its habitats include lowland forests, secondary forest and mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat loss, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as near-threatened.
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Is the green iora endangered?
The green iora is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the green iora classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyAegithinidae
- genusAegithina
- SpeciesAegithina viridissima (Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms Iora viridissima
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- iora verdaCatalan
- jora zelenáCzech
- iora gwyrddWelsh
- SmaragdioraDanish
- Smaragd-IoraGerman
- verda egitinoEsperanto
- viherjoraFinnish
- Iora émeraudeFrench
- smaragd poszátalevélmadárHungarian
- Cipoh jantungIndonesian
- Iora verdeItalian
- Iora smeraldoItalian
- ミドリヒメコノハドリJapanese
- alyvinė joraLithuanian
- Kunyit BakauMalay
- Burung Daun BakauMalay
- Groene IoraDutch
- brilleløvfuglNorwegian
- paskownik zielonyPolish
- iora-verdePortuguese
- Зелёная йораRussian
- jara zelenáSlovak
- Zelena joraSerbian
- grön ioraSwedish
- นกขมิ้นน้อยสีเขียวThai
- Yeşil İoraTurkish
- йора зеленаUkrainian
- 綠雀鵯Chinese
- 绿雀鹎Chinese
Relatives of the green iora
Other species in the same genus Aegithina.
Common iora
Aegithina tiphia
Great iora
Aegithina lafresnayei
Marshall's iora
Aegithina nigrolutea
CompareGreen iora vs Common ioraGreen iora vs Great ioraGreen iora vs Marshall's iora
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green iora?
An adult green iora weighs 13.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green iora endangered?
The green iora is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the green iora?
The green iora (Aegithina viridissima) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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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