Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati)
About the Greater Green Leafbird
The greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is distinguished from the lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) by its powerful beak, yellow throat and eye ring of the female; and lack of a yellow border along the black throat patch found in the male C. cyanopogan. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. In Indonesia, it is found in Sumatra, Borneo, Natuna Islands, Java and Bali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, mainly old-growth forest but also secondary forest and edges.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 74 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.