Lesser Green Leafbird
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Lesser Green Leafbird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
122 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Bornean Leafbird
LC

Bornean Leafbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropsis kinabaluensis

10–20% · With luck
Greater Green Leafbird
EN

Greater Green Leafbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropsis sonnerati

Insufficient data
Bornean Treepie
LC

Bornean Treepie

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dendrocitta cinerascens

70–80% · Very likely
Indigo Flycatcher
LC

Indigo Flycatcher

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eumyias indigo

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Warbler

Yellow-breasted Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Seicercus montis

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped White-eye
LC

Black-capped White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops atricapilla

60–70% · Likely
Temminck's Sunbird
LC

Temminck's Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aethopyga temminckii

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Leaf Warbler
LC

Mountain Leaf Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Phylloscopus trivirgatus

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistler
LC

Bornean Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala hypoxantha

60–70% · Likely
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
LC

Chestnut-crested Yuhina

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Staphida everetti

60–70% · Likely
Bornean Whistling-Thrush
LC

Bornean Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus borneensis

50–60% · Likely
White-throated Fantail
LC

White-throated Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albicollis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
50–60%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
40–50%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Green Leafbird in Kinabalu Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Green Leafbird in Kinabalu Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Green Leafbird in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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