Chloropsis hardwickii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) is a bird native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Yunnan and northern parts of Southeast Asia. The greyish-crowned leafbird, which is found in Hainan, is again considered conspecific. The scientific name commemorates the English naturalist Thomas Hardwicke.
It is brightly coloured with an orange belly, a green back, a blue tail and flight feathers, and a black and blue patch over its throat and chest. It has a long, curved beak. It feeds on insects, spiders and nectar. Orange-bellied leafbirds make their nests from roots and fibers which are suspended from the edges of twigs at the end of a tree branch. They do not migrate.
Birds of the World by Colin Harrison and Alan Greensmith, Eyewitness Handbooks Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 2 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 2 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 4 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Leafbird sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, based on 149 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th most-seen of the 360 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Leafbird in Kaeng Krachan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–August, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-bellied Leafbird sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Orange-bellied Leafbird sightings, Kaeng Krachan National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Royal Manas National Park (Bhutan, about 50%), Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same genus: Chloropsis
The closest relatives of the Orange-bellied Leafbird that you can see in Kaeng Krachan National Park (genus Chloropsis, Leafbirds) are Blue-winged Leafbird (about 40%), Greater Green Leafbird (about 20%) and Golden-fronted Leafbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-bellied Leafbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kaeng Krachan National Park (149 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
