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Javan leafbird vs Sumatran leafbird

The sumatran leafbird is heavier: 32.3 g against 24.5 g for the javan leafbird, about 32% more.

Javan leafbird (Chloropsis cochinchinensis)
Javan leafbird ENEndangered
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sumatran leafbird (Chloropsis media)
Sumatran leafbird ENEndangered
Photo: Bonaparte, 1850 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a javan leafbird and a sumatran leafbird?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The sumatran leafbird is heavier: 32.3 g against 24.5 g for the javan leafbird, about 32% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Chloropsis, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Javan leafbirdSumatran leafbird
Scientific nameChloropsis cochinchinensisChloropsis media
FamilyChloropseidaeChloropseidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight24.5 g32.3 g – 40 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatforestforest
Conservation statusEndangeredEndangered
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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