BROADBILL

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The 'broadbills' are a family of small passerine bird species found in tropical southeast Asia, with a few species in Africa.
Broadbills are brightly coloured birds that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests, so despite their colours, they are difficult to observe.
Their nest is a purse-shaped structure built in a tree, into which typically 2–3 eggs are laid.
The ''Smithornis'' and ''Pseudocalyptomena'' species occur in tropical Africa; the rest extend from the eastern Himalayas to Sumatra and Borneo.
The Sapayoa was originally classified in the group Pipridae, according to ''Sapayoa aenigma'': a New World representative of 'Old World suboscines' the genus more accurately fits the broadbill family. The four species of asities, a family endemic to Madagascar are sometimes included in the broadbills (Prum 1993).
There are thus five subfamilies of broadbills:
'Sapyornithinae' (probably better considered a distinct family)

★ Genus ''Sapayoa''

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★ Broad-billed Sapayoa, ''Sapayoa aenigma''
'Smithornithinae', typical African broadbills

★ Genus ''Smithornis''

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★ African Broadbill, ''Smithornis capensis''

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★ Gray-headed Broadbill, ''Smithornis sharpei''

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★ Rufous-sided Broadbill, ''Smithornis rufolateralis''
'Pseudocalyptomeninae'

★ Genus ''Pseudocalyptomena''

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★ Grauer's Broadbill, ''Pseudocalyptomena graueri''
'Calyptomeninae', Asian green broadbills

★ Genus ''Calyptomena''

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★ Green Broadbill, ''Calyptomena viridis''

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★ Hose's Broadbill, ''Calyptomena hosei''

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★ Whitehead's Broadbill ''Calyptomena whiteheadi''
'Eurylaiminae', typical Asian broadbills

★ Genus ''Corydon''

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★ Dusky Broadbill, ''Corydon sumatranus''

★ Genus ''Cymbirhynchus''

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★ Black-and-red Broadbill, ''Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos''

★ Genus ''Eurylaimus''

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★ Banded Broadbill, ''Eurylaimus javanicus''

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★ Black-and-yellow Broadbill, ''Eurylaimus ochromalus''

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★ Wattled Broadbill, ''Eurylaimus steerii''

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★ Visayan Broadbill, ''Eurylaimus samarensis''

★ Genus ''Psarisomus''

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★ Long-tailed Broadbill, ''Psarisomus dalhousiae''

★ Genus ''Serilophus''

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★ Silver-breasted Broadbill, ''Serilophus lunatus''

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References

★ Prum, R. 0. 1993. Phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of the broadbills (Eurylaimidae) and asities (Philepittidae) based on morphology. ''Auk'' '110':304-324.