Calyptomena

Calyptomena
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


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