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Yellow-throated Leafbird Chloropsis palawanensis

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Identification

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A medium-sized bird of lowland forest canopy and edge on Palawan and neighboring islands. Joins mixed-species flocks, often with bulbuls, foraging for fruits and seeds. Overall bright green, paler below, with a yellow throat and upper chest and a blue eye-ring, shoulder, edge to the wing, and short line down from the base of the bill. Note the black bill, wingtips, and legs. No other green birds of this size occur in its range. Voice includes a varied whistled song.

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