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Chloropsis hardwickii
TAXONOMY
Chloropsis hardwickii Jardine & Selby, 1830, Nepal.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Verdin de Hardwick; German: Blaubartblattvogel; Spanish: Verdнn de Pico Anaranjado.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.5 in (19 cm). Olive-green upperparts with distinctive yelloworange belly and undertail-coverts. Black bill and throat patch with blue cheek. Bright blue shoulder patch and dark flight feathers.
DISTRIBUTION
Eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, southern China, Hainan Island, Indochina, Malay Peninsula.
HABITAT
Highland forests, occurs at higher elevations than goldenfronted leafbird.
BEHAVIOR
Usually in pairs or small groups. Frequently mimics other species.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Active, acrobatic, arthropod hunter and nectar feeder.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Monogamous. Nest very similar to gold-fronted leafbird. Two eggs, spotted with various colors, slightly larger than goldfronted.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened, but experiencing some habitat loss, though less than lowland species.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
Avid pollinator, but also spreads mistletoe. Popular cage bird for centuries.

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