Wildlifeof Sumatra
Green Iora
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Photo: Jiro Iguchi (iNaturalist) · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Aegithina viridissima
Basic stats
Habitat
Lowland forest, secondary forest and mangrove forest
Range
Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
Size
12–14cm
The green iora is 12–14 cm long. The male has black lores and bright yellow 'eyelids' (a broken eye-ring), with the face and upperparts dark olive and black wings. It is found in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo, in lowland forest, secondary forest and mangrove forest, and is threatened by habitat loss (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Green Iora live in?
- Lowland forest, secondary forest and mangrove forest
- Where is the Green Iora found?
- Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
- How big is the Green Iora?
- 12–14cm