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Blue-masked Leafbird

Chloropsis venusta (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

The blue-masked leafbird is a species of bird in the family Chloropseidae. It is endemic to humid montane forest in the western regions of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Generally, it lives in areas from 600 to 1,500 m in elevation. It is the smallest species of leafbird. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Irenidae
Genus:
   Chloropsis
Scientific:
  Chloropsis venusta


Original description

Citation:
  (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

Reference:
   Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.396

Protonym:
  Phyllornis venusta

Type locality:
  Sumatra.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/141467#page/616/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2A6A63B948BB0B7E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2A6A63B9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2A6A63B9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559231


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Chloropsis venusta: foothills of Sumatra
English:
Blue-masked Leafbird
Catalan:
verdet carablau
Czech:
sýkavka sumaterská
Danish:
Blåmasket Bladfugl
German:
Blaustirn-Blattvogel
Spanish:
Verdín Frentiazul
Spanish (Spain):
Verdín Frentiazul
Finnish:
sininaamalehvi
French:
Verdin à front bleu
Croatian:
plavolica zelenka
Hungarian:
kékhomlokú levélmadár
Italian:
Fogliarolo mascherato
Japanese (romaji):
aotsurakonohadori
Japanese:
アオメコノハドリ
Lithuanian:
Mėlyngalvis žaliasis lapinukas
Dutch:
Blauwmaskerbladvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Regnbogebladfugl
Norwegian:
Regnbuebladfugl
Polish:
zielenik modroczelny
Portuguese:
verdim-de-cara-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
verdinho-de-face-azul
Russian:
Синелобая листовка
Slovak:
zelenáčik modročelý
Swedish:
blåmaskad bladfågel
Ukrainian:
Зеленчик синьолобий
Chinese:
蓝脸叶鹎
Chinese (Traditional):
藍臉葉鵯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Verdin à front bleu ( Chloropsis venusta)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Verdin à front bleu ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 1st edition:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2021:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2022:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2023:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2024:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 3rd edition:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 4th edition:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2015:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2016:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2017:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2018:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Clements, version 2019:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 1.50:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 1.52:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 1.53:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 1.54:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 1.55:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2015:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2016:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2017:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2018:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2019:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2021:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2022:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2023:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
eBird version 2024:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Blue-mantled Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Oriental Bird Club:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chloropsis venusta
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chloropsis venusta
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chloropsis venusta
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Blue-masked Leafbird ( Chloropsis venusta)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chloropsis venusta
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chloropsis venusta

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: verdet carablau
Czech: Sýkavka sumaterská
Danish: Blåmasket Bladfugl
German: Blaustirn-Blattvogel
English: Blue masked Leafbird, Blue-mantled Leafbird, Blue-masked Leafbird, Masked Leafbird
English, HBW: Blue-masked Leafbird
English (IOC): Blue-masked Leafbird
English (United States): Blue-masked Leafbird
Esperanto: Gracia kloropseo
Spanish: Verdín Enmascarado, Verdín Frentiazul
Spanish (Spain): Verdín Frentiazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-masked Leafbird
Estonian: sinipea-viherlüüdik
Finnish: sininaamalehvi, Sumatranlehvi
French: Verdin à front bleu
Croatian: plavolica zelenka
Hungarian: kékhomlokú levélmadár
Indonesian: Cicadaun Sumatera, Cica-daun sumatera
Italian: Fogliarolo facciazzurra, Fogliarolo mascherato, Verdino dorsoazzurro
Japanese (romaji): aomekonohadori, aotsurakonohadori
Japanese: アオツラコノハドリ, アオメコノハドリ
Scientific: Chloropsis venusta, Phyllornis venusta
Lithuanian: Mėlyngalvis žaliasis lapinukas
Dutch: Blauwmaskerbladvogel, Blauwmasker-bladvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Regnbogebladfugl
Norwegian: Regnbuebladfugl
Polish: zielenik modroczelny
Portuguese: verdim-de-cara-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): verdinho-de-face-azul
Russian: Синелобая листовка
Slovak: zelenáčik modročelý
Swedish: Blåmaskad bladfågel
Turkish: Mavi yüzlü yaprakkuşu
Ukrainian: Зеленчик синьолобий
Chinese: 蓝脸叶鹎
Chinese (Traditional): 藍臉葉鵯

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