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Javan leafbird

Chloropsis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1789)

ENEndangeredsongbirds

The javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) is a species in the family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 24.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the javan leafbird

Weight
24.5 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
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the javan leafbird live?

Not recorded

What is the javan leafbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) is a species of leafbird found in old-growth and second growth forests in Java. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the widespread blue-winged leafbird.

From the Wikipedia article “Javan leafbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Javan_leafbird&oldid=1312526481), 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 javan leafbird endangered?

The javan 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.

How is the javan leafbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyChloropseidae
  6. genusChloropsis
  7. SpeciesChloropsis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Meliphaga javensis, Philemon nigricollis, Turdus cochinchinensis

Other names and names in other languages (57)
  • Blue-winged leafbirdEnglish
  • Blue-winged leafbirdEnglish
  • নীলডানা পাতা বুলবুলিBangla
  • verdet alablauCatalan
  • sýkavka modrokřídláCzech
  • aderyn dail adeinlasWelsh
  • Blåvinget BladfuglDanish
  • JavablattvogelGerman
  • Blauflügel-BlattvogelGerman
  • BlauflügelblattvogelGerman
  • java kloropseoEsperanto
  • Verdín AliazulSpanish
  • Verdín de JavaSpanish
  • sinitiib-viherlüüdikEstonian
  • برگپوش بالآبیPersian
  • jaavanlehviFinnish
  • sinisiipilehviFinnish
  • Verdin de JavaFrench
  • Verdin à tête jauneFrench
  • javanska zelenkaCroatian
  • kékszárnyú levélmadárHungarian
  • Cica-daun sayap-biruIndonesian
  • Verdino aliazzurreItalian
  • Fogliarolo aliazzurreItalian
  • Fogliarolo di GiavaItalian
  • Fogliarolo verde aliazzurreItalian
  • アオバネコノハドリJapanese
  • mėlynsparnis žaliasis lapinukasLithuanian
  • നാടൻ ഇലക്കിളിMalayalam
  • Burung Daun Sayap BiruMalay
  • Atʼąątah tsídii bitʼayaa dootłʼizhígííNavajo
  • blåvingebladfuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • BlauwvleugelbladvogelDutch
  • Javaanse BlauwvleugelbladvogelDutch
  • javablafuglNorwegian
  • zielenik maskowyPolish
  • zielenik błękitnoskrzydłyPolish
  • نیلپرا پتر پنچھیWestern Panjabi
  • verdim-de-javaPortuguese
  • verdim-de-asa-azulPortuguese
  • verdinho-d'asa-azulPortuguese
  • Verdinho-de-asa-azulPortuguese
  • verdinho-javanêsPortuguese
  • Синекрылая листовкаRussian
  • Голубокрылая листовкаRussian
  • zelenáčik jávskySlovak
  • zelenáčik modrokrídlySlovak
  • javabladfågelSwedish
  • blåvingad bladfågelSwedish
  • பச்சைக் குருவிTamil
  • นกเขียวก้านตองปีกสีฟ้าThai
  • Cava YaprakkuşuTurkish
  • зеленчик синьокрилийUkrainian
  • Chim xanh Nam BộVietnamese
  • 爪哇叶鹎Chinese
  • 蓝翅叶鹎Chinese
  • 藍翅葉鵯Chinese

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Relatives of the javan leafbird

Other species in the same genus Chloropsis.

CompareJavan leafbird vs Golden-fronted leafbirdJavan leafbird vs Orange-bellied leafbirdJavan leafbird vs Lesser green leafbirdJavan leafbird vs Greater green leafbird

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the javan leafbird?

An adult javan leafbird weighs 24.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the javan leafbird endangered?

The javan 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 javan leafbird?

The javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis) belongs to the family Chloropseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
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  title = {Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/javan-leafbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}