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Green Cucak is often hunted because of its ability to imitate sounds

The large leaf-catching cucak is a type of bird that is popular among songbird fans. This bird is known to have the ability to imitate the sounds of other birds and produce a variety of chirps.

This type of bird, scientifically named Chloropsis sonnerati, has predominantly green feathers that resemble leaves. The male bird has a black face and throat and a shiny blue stripe on the side of the chin.

The large-leaf cica cucak is distributed in a number of Southeast Asian countries. In Indonesia, this bird can be found in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java and Bali.

Its popularity among songbird fans makes green cucak have trade value. High demand can also increase fishing pressure on bird populations in the wild.

Merbah Thicket is Hunted for Masteran Birds

Merbah grove is also the target of some bird fans because of its fast, tight and repetitive sound character.

This bird from the Pycnonotidae family is often used as a master bird to train variations in the sounds of other chirping birds, such as the magpie batu and kacer.

Physically, the merbah shrub has grayish brown feathers with an olive or greenish tint on the wings. This type is spread across Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and a number of Southeast Asian regions.