Orange bellied leafbird
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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON @ 805[Observe the bird and recognize]… A4…Watercolour …[From the Ref. photograph of Mr. Pradeep Gupta]… The Orange-bellied leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) is a bird native to the central and eastern Himalayas, Yunnan and northern parts ofSoutheast Asia. 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. 17–19•8 cm. Male nominate race has full black mask from lores and eye, extending to form broad bib down to ¬upper breast. Song, typically from open, treetop perch, the fullest and longest-sustained of family. Generalist; diet arthropods, fruits and nectar. Forages alon
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