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Lesser green leafbird

Chloropsis cyanopogon (Temminck, 1830)

NTNear Threatenedsongbirds

The lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) is a species in the family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22 g to 22.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon)
Photo: John Gould and H C Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lesser green leafbird

Weight
22 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
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lesser green leafbird live?

Not recorded

What is the lesser green leafbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae.

It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Lesser green leafbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesser_green_leafbird&oldid=1369445563), 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 lesser green leafbird endangered?

The lesser green leafbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species.

How is the lesser green leafbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyChloropseidae
  6. genusChloropsis
  7. SpeciesChloropsis cyanopogon (Temminck, 1830)

Synonyms Phyllornis cyanopogon

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • verdet menutCatalan
  • sýkavka zelenáCzech
  • aderyn dail gwyrdd bachWelsh
  • Blåskægget BladfuglDanish
  • BlaubartblattvogelGerman
  • Blaubart-BlattvogelGerman
  • eta kloropseoEsperanto
  • Verdín GorgiazulSpanish
  • Verdín gorjiazulSpanish
  • väike-viherlüüdikEstonian
  • pikkuviherlehviFinnish
  • Verdin barbe-bleueFrench
  • plavobrka zelenkaCroatian
  • kékbajszú levélmadárHungarian
  • Cica-daun kecilIndonesian
  • Fogliarolo verde minoreItalian
  • コノハドリJapanese
  • mažasis žaliasis lapinukasLithuanian
  • BlauwbaardbladvogelDutch
  • grønnbladfuglNorwegian
  • zielenik niebieskowąsyPolish
  • verdim-pequenoPortuguese
  • verdinho-pequenoPortuguese
  • Малая листовкаRussian
  • Малая зелёная листовкаRussian
  • Малая (зелёная) листовкаRussian
  • zelenáčik modrofúzySlovak
  • grön bladfågelSwedish
  • นกเขียวก้านตองเล็กThai
  • Mavi Bıyıklı YaprakkuşuTurkish
  • зеленчик блакитновусийUkrainian
  • 小綠葉鵯Chinese
  • 小绿叶鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the lesser 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 lesser green leafbird?

An adult lesser green leafbird weighs 22 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lesser green leafbird endangered?

The lesser green leafbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the lesser green leafbird?

The lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) belongs to the family Chloropseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-green-leafbird

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BibTeX
@misc{lesser_green_leafbird_2026,
  title = {Lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lesser-green-leafbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}