Golden-fronted Leafbird

How to identify

Field marks

1. Black face and throat bordered with yellow
2. Yellow-orange forehead
3. Blue moustachial stripe
4. Green body; blackish bill, legs and feet

Male, female and young

The female's black face and throat are slightly duller; juveniles have an entirely green head, with no black on the face or throat.

Voice

High, melodious whistles and flowing, undulating twitters, with a bulbul-like pitch; also gives harsh murmurs.

Similar species

Blue-winged Leafbird

Golden-fronted Leafbird lacks blue on the flight feathers and sides of the tail, whereas Blue-winged Leafbird has blue in these areas.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, Thailand, Cambodia

Golden-fronted Leafbird has been recorded at 308 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Thattekkad Bird SanctuaryIndia909 records
2. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, PookodeIndia688 records
3. TmatboeyCambodia685 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaThailandCambodiaSri LankaBangladeshChinaNepalBhutan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) is a species of leafbird. It is found from the Indian subcontinent and south-western China, to south-east Asia and Sumatra.

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