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Green Broadbill
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Genus: Calyptomena

[edit] Description

Three green broadbills of southeast Asia, two endemic to Borneo.
All three species are plump, green birds with a short tail, a short bill and a forehead tuft covering most of the bill.
They eat mainly fruits but take also some insects.

[edit] Taxonomy

Calyptomena is a genus in the family Calyptomenidae.
It is sometimes alternatively placed in the family Eurylaimidae.

[edit] References

1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504

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