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Jerdon's leafbird

Chloropsis jerdoni (Blyth, 1844)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species in the family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 24.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
Photo: Godbolemandar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the jerdon's 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the jerdon's leafbird live?

Not recorded

What is the jerdon's leafbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka. Its name honours Thomas C. Jerdon. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the blue-winged leafbird (C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the blue-winged leafbird was named.

It builds its nest in a tree, and lays 2–3 eggs. This species eats insects, fruit and nectar.

The male is green-bodied with a yellow-tinged head, black face and throat. It has a blue moustachial line. The female differs in that it has a greener head and blue throat, and young birds are like the female but without the blue throat patch.

Like other leafbirds, the call of Jerdon's leafbird consists of a rich mixture of imitations of the calls of various other species of birds. They are very shy of water, will only come down to drink for very short periods and are quick to flee.

From the Wikipedia article “Jerdon's leafbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jerdon%27s_leafbird&oldid=1372355719), 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 jerdon's leafbird endangered?

The jerdon's leafbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the jerdon's leafbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyChloropseidae
  6. genusChloropsis
  7. SpeciesChloropsis jerdoni (Blyth, 1844)

Synonyms Chloropsis caesmarhynchos, Chloropsis cochinchinensis jerdoni, Chloropsis cochinchinensis nigricollis, Philemon nigricollis, Phyllornis jerdoni

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Jerdon's ChloropsisEnglish
  • জার্ডনের পাতাপাখি (Jārḍan-er pātāpākhi)Bangla
  • verdet de JerdonCatalan
  • sýkavka JerdonovaCzech
  • Tamil BladfuglDanish
  • JerdonblattvogelGerman
  • hindia kloropseoEsperanto
  • Verdín de JerdonSpanish
  • india viherlüüdikEstonian
  • intianlehviFinnish
  • Verdin de JerdonFrench
  • जर्डन पत्रपक्षी (Jarḍan patrapakṣī)Hindi
  • indijska zelenkaCroatian
  • Fogliarolo di JerdonItalian
  • ジャードンコノハドリJapanese
  • Džerdono žaliasis lapinukasLithuanian
  • നാട്ടിലക്കിളിMalayalam
  • ഇലപ്പക്ഷി (Ilapakṣi)Malayalam
  • Jerdons BladvogelDutch
  • hindubladfuglNorwegian
  • zielenik dekańskiPolish
  • verdim-indianoPortuguese
  • verdinho-de-jerdonPortuguese
  • Индийская листовкаRussian
  • पर्णपक्षी (Parṇapakṣī)Sanskrit
  • zelenáčik indickýSlovak
  • indisk bladfågelSwedish
  • ఆకు పిట్ట (Āku piṭṭa)Telugu
  • Jerdon YaprakkuşuTurkish
  • зеленчик індійськийUkrainian
  • 南亚叶鹎Chinese
  • 佐登氏藍翅葉鵯Chinese
  • 南亞葉鵯Chinese

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Relatives of the jerdon's 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 jerdon's leafbird?

An adult jerdon's leafbird weighs 24.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jerdon's leafbird endangered?

The jerdon's leafbird 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 jerdon's leafbird?

The jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) belongs to the family Chloropseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jerdons-leafbird

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BibTeX
@misc{jerdons_leafbird_2026,
  title = {Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jerdons-leafbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}