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 There are four species of small to medium-sized birds in this family. They are found in India and Southeast Asia.
Ioras are yellow or green in color and are 4-6 inches in length. Males are usually larger than females. Two species, the common iora and the green iora, have black wings with white bars.
Ioras are found in forests and scrub areas and eat berries, fruit, insects, and spiders. They spend most of their time in the tree canopy.
Females lay 2-3 eggs in a cup-shaped nest. Both the male and the female incubate the eggs and care for and feed the chicks.
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Status and range is taken from ICUN Redlist.
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New Hampshire Status Key
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Other Species Around the World
Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia
Great Iora - Aegithina lafresnayei
Green Iora - Aegithina viridissima
White-tailed Iora- Aegithina nigrolutea
Additional Information
Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia
The common iora is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Great Iora - Aegithina lafresnayei
The male great iora has a black back and wings and a yellow breast and belly. The female is yellow with grayish wings. It is found in is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
Green Iora - Aegithina viridissima
The green iora lives in subtropical or tropical lowland forests or mangrove forests in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School
White-tailed Iora - Aegithina nigrolutea
The white-tailed iora is found in India. It is also known as Marshall's iora.
Source: eBird Cornell Lab of Ornithology Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School |
