- Eurylaimus javanicus
Identification
Size-21.5 to 23.5cm
Turquoise-blue bill
Uniform dull vinous-reddish head and under parts. Dark upperparts with promient yellow markings. Blackish brown wings with broad yellow on flight feathers. Has greyer-tinged head and breast, narrow blackish band across the breast
Female no breast band.
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Natuna Islands, Java
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 5 subspecies:
- E. j. friedmanni:
- E. j. pallidus:
- Southern Thailand (Isthmus of Kra) and Malay Peninsula
- E. j. harterti:
- Sumatra, Riau Archipelago, Bangka Island and Belitung Island
- E. j. brookei:
- Borneo and North Natuna Islands
- E. j. javanicus:
Habitat
Lowland forest. Broadleaved evergreen jungle, semi evergreen jungles; wetter areas in mixed decidous jungle up to 1100m
Behaviour
Breeding
They build a pear-shaped nest suspended from the branch of a large tree, usually close to the trunk. The entrance, near the top of the nest, is protected by a slanting overhang. The nest is built from twigs, and a variety of vegetable material. The exterior of the nest is covered with bryophytes, lichens and cobwebs; the interior is lined with leaves.
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- Bird Ecology Study Group
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banded Broadbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banded_Broadbill
