Greater Green Leafbird

Chloropsis sonnerati

Family: Leafbirds · Status: Uncommon resident · Size: 20.5–22.5 cm · Conservation: Endangered

Range

Resident across the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Identification

Male has all green plumage apart from black face and stout bill. Female resembles male but has green face and sharply demarcated yellow throat and eyering. Juvenile looks like female but has yellowish submoustachial band.

Habitat

Forest and forest edge.

Behaviour

Complex vocalisations incorporating much mimicry.