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Jerdon's Leafbird

Chloropsis jerdoni

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The Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni) is a species of leafbird found in forest and woodland in India and Sri Lanka. Its name honours Thomas C. Jerdon. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the Blue-winged Leafbird (C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology, it lacking the blue flight feathers for which the Blue-winged Leafbird was named.

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