Blue-masked Leafbird
Chloropsis venusta (Bonaparte, 1850)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The blue-masked leafbird (Chloropsis venusta) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the western regions of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Generally, it lives in areas from 600 to 1,500 m (1,969–4,921 ft) in elevation. It is the smallest species of leafbird.
It is considered near threatened due to habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Blue-masked leafbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:43:13.028406+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chloropsis venusta (Bonaparte, 1850)
- Name authority
- (Bonaparte, 1850)
- Common name
- Blue-masked Leafbird
- 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 venusta (Bonaparte, 1850)
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 |
| Chloropsis jerdoni (Blyth, 1844) | ChloropseidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis cochinchinensis (Gmelin, 1789) | 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=559231 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:5Y9K2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.