Bornean Leafbird
Encyclopedia
The Bornean Leafbird also known as the Kinabalu Leafbird, is a species of bird
in the Chloropseidae family. It is found in humid forests in northern Borneo
. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies
of the Blue-winged Leafbird
(C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology
, the female Borneon Leafbird having a distinctive male-like plumage
. The distribution of the two are known to approach each other, but there is no evidence of intergradation
.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Chloropseidae family. It is found in humid forests in northern Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
of the Blue-winged Leafbird
Blue-winged Leafbird
The Blue-winged Leafbird is a species of leafbird found in forest and second growth from far north-eastern India and throughout Southeast Asia as far east as Borneo and as far south as Java. It commonly includes Jerdon's Leafbird from the Indian Subcontinent, and the Bornean Leafbird The...
(C. cochinchinensis), but differ in measurements and morphology
Morphology (biology)
In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....
, the female Borneon Leafbird having a distinctive male-like plumage
Plumage
Plumage refers both to the layer of feathers that cover a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage vary between species and subspecies and can also vary between different age classes, sexes, and season. Within species there can also be a...
. The distribution of the two are known to approach each other, but there is no evidence of intergradation
Intergradation
In zoology, intergradation is the way in which two distinct subspecies are connected via areas where populations are found that have the characteristics of both...
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