Biology:Eurylaimus

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Short description: Genus of birds

Eurylaimus
Eurylaimus javanicus-20030802.jpg
Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Eurylaimidae
Genus: Eurylaimus
Horsfield, 1821
Type species
Eurylaimus javanicus (banded broadbill)
Horsfield 1821
Synonyms
  • Platyrhynchos

Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

The genus Eurylaimus was introduced in 1821 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield to accommodate the banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus).[1][2] The name means 'broad throat', from the Greek eurus (εὐρύς, 'broad, wide') and laimos (λαιμός, 'throat').[3]

Extant species

Two extant species are recognized:[4]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Banded Broadbill (14184291444).jpg Eurylaimus javanicus Banded broadbill Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black-and-Yellow Broadbill - Thailand H8O6740.jpg Eurylaimus ochromalus Black-and-yellow broadbill Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand

Former species

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1193319 entry