Chloropsis hardwickii
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Leafbird sighting in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, based on 742 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 388 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.
March–April and October
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Leafbird in Royal Manas National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January, the lowest month. Those are among Royal Manas National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 930 mm in July. August and September have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Orange-bellied Leafbird sightings, Royal Manas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Namdapha National Park (India, about 30%) and Doi Inthanon National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-bellied Leafbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Royal Manas National Park (742 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.
