Philippine Leafbird
Chloropsis flavipennis(Tweeddale, A, 1878)
English (US) Philippine Leafbird
The Philippine Leafbird (Chloropsis flavipennis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Chloropseidae (Leafbirds) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: central and southern Philippines (Cebu, Leyte, and Mindanao)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chloropsis flavipennis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Philippine Leafbird
- Described by
- (Tweeddale, A, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phyllornis flavipennis
- Described by
- (Tweeddale, A, 1878)
- Type locality
- Cebu.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877, pt.4 p.761
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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