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Eurylaimidae
The Eurylaimidae are a family of suboscine passerine birds that occur from the eastern Himalayas to Indonesia and the Philippines. The family previously included the sapayoa from the Neotropics, the asities from Madagascar, and the Calyptomenidae from Africa and Asia, but these are now separated into distinct families. Description Many of the species are brightly coloured birds that present broad heads, large eyes and a hooked, flat and broad beak. They range from 13 to 28 centimetres in length, and live in the dense canopies of wet forests, allowing them to hide despite their brightly coloured plumage. The plumage of the juvenile eurylaimids are similar to those of the adults, differing in being duller and shorter-winged and shorter-tailed in some cases. Behaviour and ecology They are for the most part insectivorous and carnivorous. Prey taken includes insects, spiders, centipedes, and millipedes, as well as lizards and tree frogs. Prey is obtained by sallying from a perch to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banded Broadbill
The (') is a species of bird in the typical broadbill family Eurylaimidae found in Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater Sunda Islands. It is sometimes split into two species, one including only the nominate subspecies, ''E. j. javanicus'', and one including all the remaining subspecies. It inhabits a variety of forests, along with forest edge, rubber plantations and ''Falcataria falcata'' groves, mainly in lowland areas. A striking, large-bodied bird with a length of , it is unlikely to be mistaken for another species. The broadbill is mostly purplish-red, with yellow-streaked black wings, a bright blue beak, a blackish face and greyish chin and upper breast. Females can be told apart from males by their lack of a black neckband, although these are indistinct in Bornean and Javan males. Despite its conspicuous appearance, the bird is usually hard to see due to its sluggishness and is usually only noticed when it vocalises. The species mainly eats arthropods such as orthopt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psarisomus
The long-tailed broadbill (''Psarisomus dalhousiae'') is a species of bird that is found in the Himalayas, extending east through Northeastern India to Southeast Asia. It is the only bird in the genus ''Psarisomus''. The long-tailed broadbill is about 25 cm (10 inches) in length and weighs between 50 and 60 grams. It can be identified by its shrill call. The long-tailed broadbill displays a yellow plumage on the throat. Blueish-green plumage on the belly, back, and wings. The long-tailed broadbill is a forest bird that lives on insects. It is very sociable and normally travels in large, noisy parties except during the mating season. It builds a pear-shaped nest in a tree. The female usually lays between 5 and 6 eggs that are incubated by both sexes; both sexes also help to feed the young. Taxonomy The generic name Psarisomus comes from the name ''Psaris'', a synonym of '' Tityra'' and the Greek word ''sōma'' "body". The long-tailed broadbill is a songbird (Passerif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapayoa
The sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa (''Sapayoa aenigma'') is a suboscine passerine found in lowland rainforests in Panama and north-western South America. As the epithet ''aenigma'' ("the enigma") implies, its relationships have long been elusive. It is easy to overlook, but appears to be common in a wide range and is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Taxonomy and systematics The sapayoa was formally described by the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert in 1903 under the present binomial name ''Sapayoa aenigma''. It has always been considered a monotypic genus, ''Sapayoa'', and historically regarded as a New World suboscine; in particular, it was assigned to the manakin family (Pipridae). However, the species was listed as ''incertae sedis'' (position uncertain) in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, because "preliminary DNA-DNA hybridization comparisons ... indicate that this species is either a relative of the Old World Eurylaimidae or a sister group of all other Tyrannida, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapayoidae
The sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa (''Sapayoa aenigma'') is a suboscine passerine found in lowland rainforests in Panama and north-western South America. As the epithet ''aenigma'' ("the enigma") implies, its relationships have long been elusive. It is easy to overlook, but appears to be common in a wide range and is not considered threatened by the IUCN. Taxonomy and systematics The sapayoa was formally described by the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert in 1903 under the present binomial name ''Sapayoa aenigma''. It has always been considered a monotypic genus, ''Sapayoa'', and historically regarded as a New World suboscine; in particular, it was assigned to the manakin family (Pipridae). However, the species was listed as ''incertae sedis'' (position uncertain) in the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, because "preliminary DNA-DNA hybridization comparisons ... indicate that this species is either a relative of the Old World Eurylaimidae or a sister group of all other Tyrannida, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philepittidae
The asities are a family of birds, Philepittidae, that are endemic to Madagascar. The asities consist of four species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ... in two genus, genera. The ''Neodrepanis'' species are known as sunbird-asities and were formerly known as false sunbirds.del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Christie, D. (editors). (2003) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos''. Lynx Edicions. ''Philepitta'' is now the type-genus of a new bird family, the Philepittidae, into which the asities of Madagascar have been placed. Description Asities are small forest birds with sexual dimorphism, sexually dichromic plumage and brightly coloured wattles around the eyes of the males. These wattles, which are most conspicuous during the breeding se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurylaimides
Eurylaimides (Old World suboscines) is a clade of passerine birds that are distributed in tropical regions around the Indian Ocean and a single American species, the sapayoa. This group is divided into five families The families listed here are those recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union (IOC). * Philepittidae: asities * Eurylaimidae: typical broadbills * Calyptomenidae: African and green broadbills * Sapayoidae The sapayoa or broad-billed sapayoa (''Sapayoa aenigma'') is a suboscine passerine found in lowland rainforests in Panama and north-western South America. As the epithet ''aenigma'' ("the enigma") implies, its relationships have long been elusive ...: broad-billed sapayoa * Pittidae: pittas Phylogenetic relationships of the Eurylaimides based on Oliveros et al. (2019): References {{Taxonbar, from=Q992907 Extant Eocene first appearances Bird infraorders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asity
The asities are a family of birds, Philepittidae, that are endemic to Madagascar. The asities consist of four species in two genera. The ''Neodrepanis'' species are known as sunbird-asities and were formerly known as false sunbirds.del Hoyo, J. Elliott, A. & Christie, D. (editors). (2003) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos''. Lynx Edicions. ''Philepitta'' is now the type-genus of a new bird family, the Philepittidae, into which the asities of Madagascar have been placed. Description Asities are small forest birds with sexually dichromic plumage and brightly coloured wattles around the eyes of the males. These wattles, which are most conspicuous during the breeding season, get their colour from arrays of collagen fibres. This method of pigmentation is unique in the animal kingdom. Several other features separate them from the broadbills, they possess twelve tail feathers on extremely short (almost non-existent in the ''Philepitta'' species) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corydon (bird)
The dusky broadbill (''Corydon sumatranus'') is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae, the broadbills. It is native to Southeast Asia. It may be slowly declining due to habitat loss, especially from logging, but it has a large enough range that it is still considered to be a least-concern species. This species, like most in its family, is an insectivore.Moyle, R. G., et al. (2006)Phylogeny and evolutionary history of Old World suboscine birds (Aves: Eurylaimides).''American Museum Novitates'', 1-22. Description It is mostly a charcoal gray color with a pale-yellow throat and red bill. It has a brown eye ring. There is a single white band on the wings and some white bands on the underside of the tail. Habitat and distribution The dusky broadbill is found in moist and dry tropical and subtropical broadleaf forests, tropical swamps, and cloud forests with an upper elevation limit of 2000 metres in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Singapore, as well as the is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suboscine
The Tyranni (suboscines) are a suborder of passerine birds that includes more than 1,000 species, the large majority of which are South American. It is named after the type genus '' Tyrannus''. These have a different anatomy of the syrinx musculature than the oscines (songbirds of the larger suborder Passeri), hence the common name of ''suboscines''. The available morphological, DNA sequence, and biogeographical data, as well as the (scant) fossil record, agree that these two major passerine suborders are evolutionarily distinct clades. Systematics The suborder Tyranni is divided into two infraorders: the Eurylaimides and the Tyrannides. The New Zealand wrens in the family Acanthisittidae are placed in a separate suborder Acanthisitti. The Eurylaimides contain the Old World suboscines – mainly distributed in tropical regions around the Indian Ocean – and a single American species, the sapayoa: * Philepittidae: asities * Eurylaimidae: typical broadbills * Calyptomeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by the arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest clade of birds and among the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of birds.Ericson, P.G.P. et al. (2003Evolution, biogeography, and patterns of diversification in passerine birds ''J. Avian Biol'', 34:3–15.Selvatti, A.P. et al. (2015"A Paleogene origin for crown passerines and the diversification of the Oscines in the New World" ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', 88:1–15. Passerines are divided into three clades: Acanthisitti (New Zealand wrens), Tyranni (suboscines), and Passeri (oscines or songbirds). The passeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grauer's Broadbill
Grauer's broadbill (''Pseudocalyptomena graueri''), also known as the African green broadbill, is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae, and is monotypic within the genus ''Pseudocalyptomena''. Its name commemorates the German zoologist Rudolf Grauer who collected natural history specimens in the Belgian Congo. Taxonomy Baron Walter Rothschild, who described this species, considered it to be a flycatcher only superficially similar to the Asian broadbills of the genus ''Calyptomena'', hence the name ''pseudo-'' or "false" ''Calyptomena''. It is currently regarded as an actual broadbill, one of only a few African representatives of a primarily Asian family. Description It is bright green with a blue throat and vent and a small bill, quite unlike those of other broadbills. Adults have finely black-streaked buff crowns and narrow black eyestripes. Habitat and range It occurs in tropical moist montane forest, and is endemic to the Albertine Rift Mountains of the Democratic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcophanops
''Sarcophanops'' is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae The Eurylaimidae are a family of suboscine passerine birds that occur from the eastern Himalayas to Indonesia and the Philippines. The family previously included the sapayoa from the Neotropics, the asities from Madagascar, and the Calyptomeni ...) found in the Philippines. Species Two species are recognized: References Bird genera {{Tyranni-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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