Hose's broadbill

Hose's broadbill (Calyptomena hosii) is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It was named after zoologist Charles Hose. It is endemic to highland forests in northern Borneo.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss. It has a blue belly, but otherwise it resembles the other members of the genus Calyptomena.

Hose's broadbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calyptomenidae
Genus: Calyptomena
Species:
C. hosii
Binomial name
Calyptomena hosii
Sharpe, 1892

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British colonial administrator, zoologist and ethnologist Charles Hose.[3]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Calyptomena hosii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Phillipps, Quentin & Phillipps, Karen (2011). Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906780-56-2.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 171.


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