Philippine Leafbird
Chloropsis flavipennis (Tweeddale, 1878)
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 Philippine leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is found in the islands of Mindanao, Leyte, Samar and Cebu. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Its stronghold is believed to be Mindanao. It has not been seen on Cebu since the 1920s and is likely extinct, and Leyte in 1973 although much of its habitat on this island has not been surveyed. Birds of the World lists the last verified records in Samar as 1964 but has been listed in eBird in 2023 and was photographed in 2025 and 2026. There are also claims of them being on Bohol but these are not verified.
Wikipedia contributors, Philippine leafbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:38:31.152935+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chloropsis flavipennis (Tweeddale, 1878)
- Name authority
- (Tweeddale, 1878)
- Common name
- Philippine 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 flavipennis (Tweeddale, 1878)
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 |
| Blue-masked LeafbirdChloropsis venusta (Bonaparte, 1850) | 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=559227 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:69XJF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.