Blue-masked Leafbird
Chloropsis venusta(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Blue-masked Leafbird
The Blue-masked Leafbird (Chloropsis venusta) 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: foothills of SumatraRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chloropsis venusta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue-masked Leafbird
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phyllornis venusta
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Sumatra.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.396
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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