Chloropsis aurifrons
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The golden-fronted leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons) is a species of leafbird. It is found from the Indian subcontinent and south-western China, to south-east Asia and Sumatra. It builds its nest in a tree, laying 2-3 eggs. This species eats insects and berries.
Formerly, the Sumatran leafbird was considered as a subspecies, but the two differ extensively in morphology and other characteristics. The adult is green-bodied with a black face and throat bordered with yellow. It has dark brown irises and blackish feet and bill. It has a yellowish orange forehead and blue moustachial line (but lacks the blue flight feathers and tail sides of blue-winged leafbird). Young birds have a plain green head and lack the black on their face and throat. The black of the face and throat appears slightly duller in females.
The southern Indian race, C. a. frontalis, has a narrower yellow border to black face. The throat is black and it has a blue sub-moustachial stripe and duller orange forehead. Towards the extreme south of India and Sri Lanka the race insularis occurs which is slightly smaller than frontalis.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 21 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 22 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Academy of Sciences | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Edward Youde Aviary | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Leafbird sighting in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Leafbird in Royal Bardia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Royal Bardia National Park's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 590 mm in July. August has too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-fronted Leafbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
15th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Golden-fronted Leafbird sightings, Royal Bardia National Park ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Manas National Park (India, about 30%), Periyar National Park (India, about 30%) and Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Golden-fronted Leafbird that you can see in Royal Bardia National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Black-hooded Oriole (about 60%), Red-whiskered Bulbul (about 60%) and Rufous Treepie (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-fronted Leafbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Bardia National Park (32 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.
