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Blue-winged Leafbird

Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers & Leafbirds

Photo: Mike Gordon — wildlifeofeverywhere.com

Chloropsis moluccensis

Basic stats

Habitat

Forest and second growth

Range

Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo and as far south as southern Sumatra

The blue-winged leafbird is found in forest and second growth throughout Southeast Asia, as far east as Borneo and as far south as southern Sumatra. The male is green-bodied with a yellow-tinged head and a black face and throat; the female has a greener head and a blue throat, and young birds are like the female without the blue throat patch. The similar golden-fronted leafbird lacks blue in the flight feathers and tail and has a golden forehead. It previously included Jerdon's leafbird and the Bornean leafbird as subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).

As in other leafbirds, its call is a rich mixture of imitations of the calls of other birds (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What habitat does the Blue-winged Leafbird live in?
Forest and second growth
Where is the Blue-winged Leafbird found?
Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo and as far south as southern Sumatra
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