Blue-winged Leafbird
Chloropsis moluccensisGray, JE, 1831
English (US) Blue-winged Leafbird
The Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Chloropsis moluccensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-winged Leafbird
- Described by
- Gray, JE, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Chloropsis moluccensis chlorocephala
- Chloropsis moluccensis kinneari
- Chloropsis moluccensis auropectus
- Chloropsis moluccensis serithai
- Chloropsis moluccensis moluccensis
- Chloropsis moluccensis viridinucha
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, JE, 1831
- Type locality
- Molucca = Malacca.
- Original description
- The zoological miscellany 1 p.33-34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Sumatran Leafbird
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Blue-masked Leafbird
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