Calyptomena
| Calyptomena | |
|---|---|
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| Green broadbill, Calyptomena viridis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Eurylaimidae |
| Genus: | Calyptomena (Horsfield, 1822) |
The bird genus Calyptomena, first described by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1822, consists of three species of south-east Asian broadbills with primarily green plumages. All are found in forests, and two of the species are endemic to Borneo.
Species
- Green broadbill, Calyptomena viridis
- Hose's broadbill, Calyptomena hosii
- Whitehead's broadbill Calyptomena whiteheadi
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