Greater Green Leafbirds

8th March 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Burung Daun Besar Scientific Name: Chloropsis sonnerati Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G      A male bird        A female

One Fruiting Tree

12th February 2011, Kemensah , Selangor

The same tree that attracted the Scaly-breasted Bulbuls  was also a magnet for other birds A pair of Gold-Whiskered Barbet  couldn’t resist the temptation of  the succulent fruits (managed to shoot one) A male Greater Green Leafbird A male Asian Fairy Bluebird  brought the other half A female Asian Fairy Bluebird A Buff-Vented Bulbul Crimson-Breasted Flowerpecker This Little Spiderhunter stopped momentarily on the tree and then flew to a nearby Bamboo, I guess she qualifies!

Female Greater Green Leafbird

16 August 2009, Kemensah, Selangor

A female Greater Green Leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) local name: Burung Daun Besar. She’s probably a youngster . Appropriately named, she could have passed herself off as a leaf had she sat still.