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The Greater green leafbird (Chloropsis sonnerati) is a bird found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Greater green leafbird lives

Found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs40%
• 🍎 Fruit40%
• 🌸 Nectar20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the Greater green leafbird

Where does the Greater green leafbird live?

The Greater green leafbird lives in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

What does the Greater green leafbird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 40%), fruit (about 40%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Greater green leafbird endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Asia

• Silver oriole
• Seychelles scops owl
• Serendib scops owl
• Mindoro hornbill
• Visayan hornbill
• Manipur bush quail

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.