Chloropsis jerdoni (Blyth, 1844)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Male Jerdon's Leafbird in Bangalore India
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Open encyclopedia reference
Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka. Its name honours Thomas C. Jerdon. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the blue-winged leafbird (C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the blue-winged leafbird was named.
It builds its nest in a tree, and lays 2–3 eggs. This species eats insects, fruit and nectar.
The male is green-bodied with a yellow-tinged head, black face and throat. It has a blue moustachial line. The female differs in that it has a greener head and blue throat, and young birds are like the female but without the blue throat patch.
Like other leafbirds, the call of Jerdon's leafbird consists of a rich mixture of imitations of the calls of various other species of birds. They are very shy of water, will only come down to drink for very short periods and are quick to flee.
Wikipedia contributors, Jerdon's leafbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:49:52.942771+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chloropsis jerdoni (Blyth, 1844)
- Name authority
- (Blyth, 1844)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Chloropseidae
- Genus
- Chloropsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyChloropseidae Wetmore, 1960
- genusChloropsis Jardine & Selby, 1827
- speciesChloropsis jerdoni (Blyth, 1844)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chloropsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chloropsis media (Bonaparte, 1850) | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1789) | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-masked LeafbirdChloropsis venusta (Bonaparte, 1850) | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine LeafbirdChloropsis flavipennis (Tweeddale, 1878) | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogon (Temminck, 1830) | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii Jardine & Selby, 1830 | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Green LeafbirdChloropsis sonnerati Jardine & Selby, 1827 | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916737 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5Y9JG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.