Lesser Green Leafbird

Lesser Green Leafbird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

In 3 days ~10%

35 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
2,711 In all 7 parks
August 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 157th most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lesser Green Leafbird in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary the best place to see a Lesser Green Leafbird?

7th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Lesser Green Leafbird sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 50%), Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 50%) and Sepilok (Malaysia, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Lesser Green Leafbird live in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Lesser Green Leafbird that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Slender-billed Crow (about 60%), Pacific Swallow (about 60%) and Black-and-red Broadbill (about 60%), 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (35 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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