Orange-bellied leafbird
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Chloropsis hardwickii

The orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii ) is a bird native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Yunnan and northern parts of Southeast Asia. The greyish-crowned leafbird, which is found in Hainan, was formerly considered conspecific. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke.

Appearance

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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References

1. Orange-bellied leafbird Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-bellied_leafbird
2. Orange-bellied leafbird on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103775266/93992920
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/684757

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