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

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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 leafbird | Sumatran leafbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Chloropsis cochinchinensis | Chloropsis media |
| Family | Chloropseidae | Chloropseidae |
| Order | Passeriformes | Passeriformes |
| Weight | 24.5 g | 32.3 g – 40 g |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | forest |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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