Jerdon's Leafbird
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Jerdon's Leafbird

Chloropsis jerdoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Horton Plains National Park
1 Verified records at Horton Plains National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Sri Lanka White-eye
LC

Sri Lanka White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops ceylonensis

90–100% · Very likely
Pied Bushchat
LC

Pied Bushchat

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Saxicola caprata

90–100% · Very likely
Yellow-eared Bulbul
LC

Yellow-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus penicillatus

80–90% · Very likely
Hill Swallow

Hill Swallow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundo domicola

80–90% · Very likely
Dull-blue Flycatcher
NT

Dull-blue Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias sordidus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

70–80% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Likely
Oriental Pipit
LC

Oriental Pipit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anthus rufulus

60–70% · Likely
Indian Blackbird
LC

Indian Blackbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdus simillimus

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler
NT

Sri Lanka Bush-Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Elaphrornis palliseri

60–70% · Likely
Grey Wagtail
LC Endemic

Grey Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla cinerea

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Jerdon's Leafbird at Horton Plains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
2 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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