Jerdon's Leafbird
Chloropsis jerdoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyChloropseidae (Leafbirds)
- GenusChloropsis (Leafbirds)
- SpeciesChloropsis jerdoni (Jerdon's Leafbird)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Chloropsis aurifrons
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jerdon's Leafbird in Minneriya National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Jerdon's Leafbird sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jerdon's Leafbird in Minneriya National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Jerdon's Leafbird in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.