Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) - HBW 10, p. 265
French: Verdin à front d’or
German: Goldstirn-Blattvogel
Spanish: Verdín Frentidorado
Other common names: Gold-fronted Chloropsis
Taxonomy: Phyllornis aurifrons Temminck, 1829, Cachar, Assam, north-east India.
Forms a superspecies with C. media and was for long considered conspecific, but differs in several respects, including in development of mask. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aurifrons (Temminck, 1829) - NE Indian Subcontinent (E in Himalayan foothills from Himachal Pradesh, S to Orissa) and N, W & C Myanmar.
- frontalis (Pelzeln, 1856) - W & E India (S from S Gujarat and the Satpura Range and, in E, from C Orissa).
- insularis Whistler & Kinnear, 1932 - far SW India and Sri Lanka.
- aurifrons (Temminck, 1829) - NE Indian Subcontinent (E in Himalayan foothills from Himachal Pradesh, S to Orissa) and N, W & C Myanmar.
- frontalis (Pelzeln, 1856) - W & E India (S from S Gujarat and the Satpura Range and, in E, from C Orissa).
- insularis Whistler & Kinnear, 1932 - far SW India and Sri Lanka.
- pridii Deignan, 1946 - S China (SW Yunnan), E & S Myanmar, NW & W Thailand and N & C Laos.
- inornata Kloss, 1918 - EC & E Thailand, S Laos and C Vietnam.
- incompta Deignan, 1948 - SW & SE Thailand, Cambodia and S Vietnam.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male and a female probing mimosa Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand
Greg R Homel 2005 4 years ago 36 sec 4.6 -
A male bird singing on a branch. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 28 February 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 37 sec 4 -
A bird singing while perched on a branch. Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Yoel Jimenez 27 February 2012 5 weeks ago 54 sec 3.8 -
A bird in a tree, feeding on flowers Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp insularis)
Stefan Behrens 2001 5 years ago 26 sec 3.7 -
singing bird Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp pridii)
Daniêl Jimenez 26 December 2010 1 year ago 42 sec 3.6 -
A juvenile on a branch, vocalizing very softly. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp frontalis )
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 46 sec 3.3
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A male bird perched feeding on the blossoms of a butea tree
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 29 December 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A bird in flight
Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 29 December 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
A bird perched
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp insularis)
vasanthan.p.j 31 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A bird blending with the foliage
Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 19 December 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A juvenile on the top of a pole.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp frontalis )
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 2.8 -
A male perched on top of a tree.
Locality Periyar, Kerala, India (ssp frontalis)
Carmelo López 27 April 2010 10 weeks ago 2.7
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Calls of one bird. Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
(ssp incompta)
Josep del Hoyo 13 March 2011 37 weeks ago 4
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