Orange-bellied leafbird
(Redirected from Chloropsis hardwickii)
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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, is again considered conspecific.[1] The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke.
Description
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.
References
- Birds of the World by Colin Harrison and Alan Greensmith, Eyewitness Handbooks
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