Lesser Green Leafbird

Lesser Green Leafbird

Chloropsis cyanopogon

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Taman Negara National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

113 Verified sightings at Taman Negara 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 Taman Negara National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird sighting in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, based on 113 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lesser Green Leafbird in Taman Negara National Park?

May

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Green Leafbird in Taman Negara National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April, the lowest months.

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 Taman Negara National Park the best place to see a Lesser Green Leafbird?

5th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Lesser Green Leafbird sightings, Taman Negara National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. 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 Taman Negara National Park?

Same genus: Chloropsis

The closest relatives of the Lesser Green Leafbird that you can see in Taman Negara National Park (genus Chloropsis, Leafbirds) are Blue-winged Leafbird (about 20%) 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 Taman Negara National Park (113 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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