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title: "Jerdon's Leafbird"
description: "Chloropsis jerdoni — Aves. Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/jerdon-s-leafbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jerdon's Leafbird

> Chloropsis jerdoni — Aves. Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka.

- Scientific name: *Chloropsis jerdoni*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1161
- Wikidata: [Q3785540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3785540)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72667](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72667)

## Names

- en: Jerdon's Leafbird
- de: Jerdonblattvogel
- es: Verdín de Jerdon
- fr: Verdin de Jerdon
- nl: Jerdons bladvogel
- pl: Zielenik dekański

## Countries with the most observations

IN (734), LK (187), BD (3)

## Summary

Jerdon's leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) 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 (C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the blue-winged leafbird was named.
It builds its nest in a tree, and lays 2–3 eggs. This species eats insects, fruit and nectar.
The male is green-bodied with a yellow-tinged head, black face and throat. It has a blue moustachial line. The female differs in that it has a greener…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerdon%27s_leafbird

## Photo

![Jerdon's Leafbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jerdon-s-leafbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/263080136

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jerdon-s-leafbird?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).