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Philippine leafbird

Chloropsis flavipennis (Tweeddale, 1878)

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The philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis) is a species in the family Chloropseidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 35.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis)
Photo: Salomonsen, 1953 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the philippine leafbird

Weight
35.4 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
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the philippine leafbird live?

Not recorded

What is the philippine leafbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the islands of Mindanao, Leyte, Samar and Cebu. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Its stronghold is believed to be Mindanao. It has not been seen on Cebu since the 1920s and is likely extinct, and Leyte in 1973 although much of its habitat on this island has not been surveyed. Birds of the World lists the last verified records in Samar as 1964 but has been listed in eBird in 2023 and was photographed in 2025 and 2026. There are also claims of them being on Bohol but these are not verified.

From the Wikipedia article “Philippine leafbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippine_leafbird&oldid=1380738241), 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 philippine leafbird endangered?

The philippine leafbird is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a 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 Vulnerable species.

How is the philippine leafbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyChloropseidae
  6. genusChloropsis
  7. SpeciesChloropsis flavipennis (Tweeddale, 1878)

Synonyms Chloropsis flavipennis flavipennis, Phyllornis flavipennis

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • verdet de les FilipinesCatalan
  • AngugakogaCebuano
  • sýkavka žlutohrdláCzech
  • Mindanao BladfuglDanish
  • PhilippinenblattvogelGerman
  • Philippinen-BlattvogelGerman
  • flavaflugila kloropseoEsperanto
  • Verdín filipinoSpanish
  • filipiini viherlüüdikEstonian
  • mindanaonlehviFinnish
  • Verdin à ailes jaunesFrench
  • filipinska zelenkaCroatian
  • fülöp-szigeteki levélmadárHungarian
  • Fogliarolo delle FilippineItalian
  • ミンダナオコノハドリJapanese
  • filipininis žaliasis lapinukasLithuanian
  • GeelvleugelbladvogelDutch
  • gulhakebladfuglNorwegian
  • zielenik żółtopióryPolish
  • verdim-filipinoPortuguese
  • verdinho-filipinoPortuguese
  • Филиппинская листовкаRussian
  • zelenáčik filipínskySlovak
  • filippinbladfågelSwedish
  • Filipin YaprakkuşuTurkish
  • зеленчик філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 黃翅葉鵯Chinese
  • 黄翅叶鹎Chinese

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Relatives of the philippine 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 philippine leafbird?

An adult philippine leafbird weighs 35.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the philippine leafbird endangered?

The philippine leafbird is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the philippine leafbird?

The philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis) belongs to the family Chloropseidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-leafbird

MLA

“Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-leafbird.

BibTeX
@misc{philippine_leafbird_2026,
  title = {Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/philippine-leafbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}