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Orange-bellied Leafbird
A species of Leafbirds Scientific name : Chloropsis hardwickii Genus : Leafbirds
Orange-bellied Leafbird, A species of Leafbirds
Botanical name: Chloropsis hardwickii
Genus: Leafbirds
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Description
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It is brightly coloured with an orange belly, a green back, a blue tail and flight feathers, and a black and blue patch over its throat and chest. It has a long, curved beak. It feeds on insects, spiders and nectar. Orange-bellied leafbirds make their nests from roots and fibers which are suspended from the edges of twigs at the end of a tree branch. They do not migrate.
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Size
20 cm
Feeding Habits
Orange-bellied Leafbird are generalist feeders, consuming arthropods, fruits, and nectar. They glean foliage for insects, forage alone or with others, and may defend flowering foraging patches. With a special technique, they squeeze out fruit contents and acrobatically extract nectar from deep flowers, aiding in pollination.
Habitat
The orange-bellied Leafbird thrives primarily in the canopy and edges of deciduous to evergreen forests, as well as in areas of secondary growth. They are also adaptable to human-altered landscapes, including wooded parks and gardens. Found predominantly in montane forest environments at lower latitudes, orange-bellied Leafbird frequent these habitats for their abundance of forest-edge fruit sources.
Dite type
Frugivorous
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General Info
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Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
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Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Leafbirds Genus
Leafbirds Species
Orange-bellied Leafbird