Whitehead's broadbill
Whitehead's broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It is restricted to montane forests in northern Borneo.[2] It is the largest species in the genus Calyptomena and is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860–1899) who collected specimens and studied natural history in Borneo and elsewhere in southeast Asia.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Calyptomenidae |
| Genus: | Calyptomena |
| Species: | C. whiteheadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Calyptomena whiteheadi Sharpe, 1888 | |
Description
The male weighs 142–171 g, the female 150–163 g and are about 24–27 cm long. Along with the other two species in the genus (Calyptomena), Whitehead's broadbill is vivid green. Whitehead's Broadbill has a black throat, which identifies it from the smaller Green Broadbill and blue-bellied Hose's Broadbill.
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Calyptomena whiteheadi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
- Beolens, Bo (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women commemorated in the common names of birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0-7136-6647-1.
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