Broadbill
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Smithornis |
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 that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests, so despite their colours, they are difficult to observe.
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 whiteheadilt:Plačiažiočiai