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| Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Tyranni |
| Infraorder: | Eurylaimides |
| Family: | Eurylaimidae |
| Genus: | Eurylaimus Horsfield, 1821 |
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Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia. The name means ‘broad throat’, from the Greek eurus (εὐρύς, ‘broad, wide’) and laimos (λαιμός, ‘throat’).[1]
Taxonomy and systematics[]
Extant species[]
Two extant species are recognized:[2]
- Banded Broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)
- Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus)
Former species[]
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Eurylaimus:
- Wattled Broadbill (as Eurylaimus steerii)[3]
- Visayan Broadbill ( as Eurylaimus samarensis)[4]
- Vanikoro Flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos vanikorensis)[5]
- Broad-billed Flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos ruficollis)[6]
- Satin Flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos cyanoleucus)[7]
References[]
- ^ William Somerville Orr (1855). Orr's circle of the sciences: a series of treatises on the principles of science, with their application to practical pursuits. p. 517.
- ^ "NZ wrens, broadbills & pittas « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Sarcophanops steerii - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Sarcophanops samarensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Myiagra vanikorensis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Myiagra ruficollis - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- ^ "Myiagra cyanoleuca - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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