Eurylaimus
| Eurylaimus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Eurylaimidae |
| Genus: | Eurylaimus Horsfield, 1821 |
Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae). The name means ‘broad throat’, from the Greek eurus (εὐρύς, ‘broad, wide’) and laimos (λαιμός, ‘throat’).[1]
The genus is found in Southeast Asia and contains the following species:
- Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)
- Black-and-yellow broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus)
- Visayan broadbill (Eurylaimus samarensis)
- Wattled broadbill (Eurylaimus steerii)
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