Whitehead's broadbill

Whitehead's broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It is restricted to montane forests in northern Borneo.[2] It is the largest species in the genus Calyptomena and is named after the British explorer John Whitehead (1860–1899) who collected specimens and studied natural history in Borneo and elsewhere in southeast Asia.[3]

Whitehead's broadbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calyptomenidae
Genus: Calyptomena
Species:
C. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Calyptomena whiteheadi
Sharpe, 1888

Description

The male weighs 142–171 g, the female 150–163 g and are about 24–27 cm long. Along with the other two species in the genus (Calyptomena), Whitehead's broadbill is vivid green. Whitehead's Broadbill has a black throat, which identifies it from the smaller Green Broadbill and blue-bellied Hose's Broadbill.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Calyptomena whiteheadi". 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 (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women commemorated in the common names of birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0-7136-6647-1.


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