Green Broadbill
A species of Asian green broadbills, Also known as Asian Green Broadbill Scientific name : Calyptomena viridis Genus : Asian green broadbills
Green Broadbill, A species of Asian green broadbills
Also known as:
Asian Green Broadbill
Botanical name: Calyptomena viridis
Genus: Asian green broadbills
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Description General Info
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Description
The bird is about 17 cm long, plumaged in brilliant green with a black ear patch, widely gaped bill, rounded head, short tail and three black bars on each wing. The beak itself is very weak and almost hidden by the crest above it. Both sexes are similar. The female is duller and has no black markings on its ear patch and wing coverts. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Green Broadbill primarily consumes fruits, especially figs, and occasionally insects. Green Broadbill demonstrates unique jaw adaptations to swallow large fruits whole, including those with hard seeds. Foraging behaviors include plucking fruits from trees or snatching in flight, often in the forest understorey. Figs are critical to green Broadbill's diet, with considerable time spent foraging near fruiting fig trees.
Habitat
Green Broadbill typically inhabits lush lowland and hill rainforests, favoring the understorey and lower strata. This species is also prevalent in a variety of forested environments such as mixed dipterocarp, riverine, heath forest, and both tidal swamp and peatswamp forests. Adaptability is shown by its presence in secondary forests and overgrown plantations including Albizia, rubber, cocoa, and timber plantations near more dense forests. Additionally, green Broadbill forages in forests affected by light to heavy logging.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Behavior
It is often overlooked, as it sits motionless inside the canopy or just below, quickly flying to a new location if disturbed. Its foliage-green color provides excellent camouflage. It feeds largely on soft figs. The broadbill's feeding habits helps to distribute the seeds of the fig around the forest floor. The female usually lays between two and three whitish eggs, and the young fledge after twenty-two to twenty-three days.
Distribution Area
The green broadbill is distributed in broadleaved evergreen forests of Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula where it frequents lowland and lower montane rainforest.
Species Status
Due to continuing habitat loss, the green broadbill is evaluated as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Photo By Nigel Voaden 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Genus
Asian green broadbills Species
Green Broadbill 
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