Lesser Green Leafbird

Lesser Green Leafbird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Khao Luang National Park

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

328 Verified sightings at Khao Luang National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,711 In all 7 parks
May Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Lesser Green Leafbird

The lesser green leafbird (Chloropsis cyanopogon) is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:08

Malaysia · 2025

© Étienne Leroy · XC1076683 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:23

Malaysia · 2025

© Ding Li Yong · XC971349 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:07

Malaysia · 2019

© Marc Anderson · XC1041852 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~50%
2 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~50%
3 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
6 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Green Leafbird in Khao Luang National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird sighting in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, based on 328 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lesser Green Leafbird in Khao Luang National Park?

May

In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird in Khao Luang National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Lesser Green Leafbird?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Green Leafbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Khao Luang National Park the best place to see a Lesser Green Leafbird?

Yes

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Lesser Green Leafbird sightings, Khao Luang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 50%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Lesser Green Leafbird live in Khao Luang National Park?

Same genus: Chloropsis

The closest relatives of the Lesser Green Leafbird that you can see in Khao Luang National Park (genus Chloropsis, Leafbirds) are Blue-winged Leafbird (about 40%) and Greater Green Leafbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lesser Green Leafbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lesser Green Leafbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Khao Luang National Park (328 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.

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