Jerdon's Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
Jerdon's leafbird 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, but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the blue-winged leafbird was named.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Chloropseidae
- Genus
- Chloropsis