Blue-masked leafbird
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Blue-masked leafbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Chloropseidae |
Genus: | Chloropsis |
Species: | C. venusta
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Binomial name | |
Chloropsis venusta (Bonaparte, 1850)
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The blue-masked leafbird (Chloropsis venusta) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the western regions of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Generally, it lives in areas from 600 to 1,500 m (1,969–4,921 ft) in elevation. It is the smallest species of leafbird.[2]
It is considered near threatened due to habitat loss.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Chloropsis venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704969A131660711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704969A131660711.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ BirdLife International. (2018). "Chloropsis venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704969A131660711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704969A131660711.en. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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