Blue-winged Leafbird

Blue-winged Leafbird

Chloropsis moluccensis

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
831 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The blue-winged leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis) is a species of leafbird found in forest and second growth throughout Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo and as far south as southern Sumatra. It previously included Jerdon's leafbird (C. jerdoni) from the Indian subcontinent, and the Bornean leafbird (C. kinabaluensis) from northern Borneo as subspecies, but differs from both in measurements and morphology, with Jerdon's lacking any blue to the flight feathers, and Bornean having a distinctive male-like female plumage. The Javan leafbird (C. cochinchinensis), which is endemic to Java, was also formerly grouped with the species, but more recent phylogenetic studies have split both. The distribution of the blue-winged and the Bornean leafbird are known to approach each other, but there is no evidence of intergradation. The male is green-bodied with a yellow-tinged head, black face and throat. It has a blue moustachial line. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Leafbird sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 831 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 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 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
40–50%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
40–50%
3 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
5 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
30–40%
6 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-winged Leafbird in Khao Yai National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Leafbird sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 831 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-winged Leafbird in Khao Yai National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Blue-winged Leafbird in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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