Black-and-red Broadbill - BirdForum Opus

Photo by jaray
Kangkrajan National Park, Thailand

Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos

Identification

Size-25cm.
Blackish upperparts, narrow white streak on wings, reddish maroon rump, black breast band separating reddish maroon throat patch and underparts together with blue maxilla and yellow mandible diagnostic.
Juvenile -Throat and breast grey-brown. From juvenile Banded Broadbill by lack of yellow on upperparts.

Distribution

Myanmar and southern Indo-china through Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung and Borneo.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• C. m. affinis:

• Southwest Myanmar

• C. m. siamensis:

• Southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Cambodia, southern Laos and southern Vietnam

• C. m. malaccensis:

• Extreme southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula

Habitat

Forests, forest edges, plantations and mangroves fringes.

Behaviour

Frequents the middle and lower storeys, usually near water courses. Generally unobtrusive, perching quietly in dense foliage. Will also perch on low branches overlooking water. Nests are constructed mostly on branches overhanging water. Shy.

Vocalisation

Voice - Short and coarse grating notes similar to cicades. Also a brief rising trill like Black and Yellow Broadbill but shorter and softer.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-red Broadbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-red_Broadbill

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