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Orange-bellied leafbird

Chloropsis hardwickii Jardine & Selby, 1830

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The orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) is a species in the family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 29.5 g to 36 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
Photo: Shiv's fotografia · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the orange-bellied leafbird

Weight
29.5 g – 36 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the orange-bellied leafbird

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Orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)
Dibyendu Ash · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the orange-bellied leafbird live?

Not recorded

What is the orange-bellied leafbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) is a bird native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Yunnan and northern parts of Southeast Asia. The greyish-crowned leafbird, which is found in Hainan, is again considered conspecific. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke.

From the Wikipedia article “Orange-bellied leafbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orange-bellied_leafbird&oldid=1315127973), 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 orange-bellied leafbird endangered?

The orange-bellied 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 orange-bellied leafbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyChloropseidae
  6. genusChloropsis
  7. SpeciesChloropsis hardwickii Jardine & Selby, 1830
Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • কমলাপেট পাতা বুলবুলিBangla
  • verdet de ventre carbassaCatalan
  • sýkavka oranžovobřicháCzech
  • Orangebuget BladfuglDanish
  • OrangebauchblattvogelGerman
  • Orangebauch-BlattvogelGerman
  • oranĝventra kloropseoEsperanto
  • Verdín de HardwickeSpanish
  • Verdín ventrinaranja occidentalSpanish
  • ruugekõht-viherlüüdikEstonian
  • rusovatsalehviFinnish
  • Verdin de HardwickeFrench
  • narančastotrba zelenkaCroatian
  • sárgahasú levélmadárHungarian
  • Fogliarolo panciarancioItalian
  • Tordo dal ventre gialloItalian
  • アカハラコノハドリJapanese
  • apelsininis žaliasis lapinukasLithuanian
  • Daun Paruh OrenMalay
  • OranjebuikbladvogelDutch
  • oransjebukbladfuglNorwegian
  • zielenik złotobrzuchyPolish
  • verdim-de-barriga-laranjaPortuguese
  • verdinho-de-barriga-laranjaPortuguese
  • Оранжевобрюхая листовкаRussian
  • zelenáčik pestrýSlovak
  • orangebukig bladfågelSwedish
  • นกเขียวก้านตองท้องสีส้มThai
  • Turuncu Karınlı YaprakkuşuTurkish
  • зеленчик золоточеревийUkrainian
  • 橙腹叶鹎Chinese
  • 橙腹葉鵯Chinese
  • 黄冠橙腹叶鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the orange-bellied leafbird

Other species in the same genus Chloropsis.

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Common questions

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How big is the orange-bellied leafbird?

An adult orange-bellied leafbird weighs 29.5 g – 36 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the orange-bellied leafbird endangered?

The orange-bellied 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 orange-bellied leafbird?

The orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) belongs to the family Chloropseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{orange_bellied_leafbird_2026,
  title = {Orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/orange-bellied-leafbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}