Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)

Author: Markus Patricio Tellkamp
Editors: Michael Hutchins , Arthur V. Evans , Jerome A. Jackson , Devra G. Kleiman , James B. Murphy , Dennis A. Thoney ,
Date: 2004
From: Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia(Vol. 10: Birds III. 2nd ed.)
Publisher: Gale
Document Type: Article
Length: 3,009 words
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Broadbills

(Eurylaimidae)

Class Aves

Order Passeriformes

Suborder Tyranni (Suboscines)

Family Eurylaimidae

Thumbnail description
Small to medium-sized birds, some very colorful, most with a broad head, broad bill wide gape, and large eyes

Size
4.5–10.8 in (11.5–27.5 cm); 0.35–6.0 oz (10–171 g)

Number of genera, species
8 genera; 15 species

Habitat
Mostly humid tropical lowland or montane forest

Conservation status
Vulnerable: 3 species; Near Threatened: 3 species

Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia including Hainan Island, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java

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Tellkamp, Markus Patricio. "Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)." Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, edited by Michael Hutchins, et al., 2nd ed., vol. 10: Birds III, Gale, 2004, pp. 177-186. link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3406700641/AONE?u=gale&sid=bookmark-AONE. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
  

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