Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia.
Eurylaimus | |
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Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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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 |
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![]() | Eurylaimus javanicus | Banded broadbill | Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
![]() | 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:
- Wattled broadbill (as Eurylaimus steerii)[5]
- Visayan broadbill ( as Eurylaimus samarensis)[6]
- Vanikoro flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos vanikorensis)[7]
- Broad-billed flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos ruficollis)[8]
- Satin flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos cyanoleucus)[9]