Eurylaimus

Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia. The name means ‘broad throat’, from the Greek eurus (εὐρύς, ‘broad, wide’) and laimos (λαιμός, ‘throat’).[1]

Eurylaimus
Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Eurylaimidae
Genus: Eurylaimus
Horsfield, 1821
Synonyms
  • Platyrhynchos

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

Two extant species are recognized:[2]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Eurylaimus javanicusBanded broadbillBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Eurylaimus ochromalusBlack-and-yellow broadbillBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Eurylaimus:

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References

  1. William Somerville Orr (1855). Orr's circle of the sciences: a series of treatises on the principles of science, with their application to practical pursuits. W.S. Orr & Company. p. 517.
  2. "NZ wrens, broadbills & pittas « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  3. "Sarcophanops steerii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  4. "Sarcophanops samarensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  5. "Myiagra vanikorensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  6. "Myiagra ruficollis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  7. "Myiagra cyanoleuca - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.


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