Never shows more than a small blue shoulder patch at most. From Lesser Green Leafbird by larger size and much heavier bill. Male: from males of Lesser Green and Blue-winged by lack of yellowish border around black face and throat patch. Female : all green with fairly conspicuous and sharply defined yellow throat and eye-ring; slight blue moustache.
evergreen forest from plains to 900 m; mangroves. Common resident A species of lowland evergreen forest, including secondary forest and occasionally heavily wooded parkland and certain plantations (Wells 2016). Occurs from sea level to 1100 m (Wells 2016). Diet is principally arthropods and fruit, with the former gleaned from foliage. Joins mixed-species feeding flocks.
Leaet Concern
CLASS : Aves
ORDER : Passeriformes
FAMILY : Chloropseidae
GENUS : Chloropsis
SPECIES : Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati)
Conservation status : Endangered
Update : 06 April 2017