Broadbill

Broadbills
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Eurylaimidae
Genus
Smithornis Pseudocalyptomena Corydon Cymbirhynchus Eurylaimus Psarisomus Serilophus Calyptomena

The broadbills are a family of small passerine bird species found in tropical southeast Asia, with a few species in Africa.

Broadbills are brightly coloured birds of wet forest canopies, which feed on fruit and insects. Despite their colours, the habitat makes them difficult to observe. They take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broadbills.

Their nest is a purse-shaped structure built in a tree, into which typically 2-3 eggs are laid.

The Smithornis and Pseudocalyptomena species occur in tropical Africa, the rest extend from the eastern Himalayas to Sumatra and Borneo.

• Family: Eurylaimidae
  • African Broadbill, Smithornis capensis
  • Gray-headed Broadbill, Smithornis sharpei
  • Rufous-sided Broadbill, Smithornis rufolateralis
  • Grauer's Broadbill, Pseudocalyptomena graueri
  • Dusky Broadbill, Corydon sumatranus
  • Black-and-red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
  • Banded Broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus
  • Black-and-yellow Broadbill, Eurylaimus ochromalus
  • Wattled Broadbill, Eurylaimus steerii
  • Visayan Broadbill, Eurylaimus samarensis
  • Long-tailed Broadbill, Psarisomus dalhousiae
  • Silver-breasted Broadbill, Serilophus lunatus
  • Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis
  • Hose's Broadbill, Calyptomena hosii
  • Whitehead's Broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi