Animalia Life
Chloropsis cyanopogon
TAXONOMY
Phyllornis cyanopogon Temminck, 1829, Sumatra.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Verdin barbe-bleue; German: Blaubart-Blattvogel;
Spanish: Verdнn Chico.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
6.75 in (17cm). Green plumage with lighter underparts. Black
bill and throat with small blue cheek patch. Yellowish tinge
around face and throat.
DISTRIBUTION
Thailand, Tenasserim (Peninsular Malaysia), the remainder of
the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and nearby small islands.
HABITAT
Dense canopies of lowland primary and tall secondary forest.
BEHAVIOR
Forages from one tree to another individually, in pairs, or in
flocks with other species.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Continuously moves from the top of one tree to another,
drinking nectar from blossoms and systematically searching
branches for arthropods, often as parts of mixed species “hunting
parties.”
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous. Nesting
BEHAVIOR
presumed similar to that of
other leafbirds.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Near Threatened, due to dependence on tall trees in increasingly
deforested areas, as well as vigorous exploitation for the
bird trade.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
Most specimens in the international bird trade become individually
housed cage birds in Asia, highly regarded for melodious
singing.
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