Calyptomenidae - BirdForum Opus

Male Green Broadbill
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Family: Calyptomenidae

Description

This family would include the typical African broadbills and the green broadbills from southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

Eurylaimidae is a family in the order Passeriformes.
If accepted, this family would contain the genera Smithornis and Calyptomena.
Both are now usually included in Eurylaimidae.

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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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Calyptomenidae. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 31 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Calyptomenidae