
Banded Broadbill
A species of Blue-billed and Wattled Broadbills Scientific name : Eurylaimus javanicus Genus : Blue-billed and Wattled Broadbills
Banded Broadbill, A species of Blue-billed and Wattled Broadbills
Botanical name: Eurylaimus javanicus
Genus: Blue-billed and Wattled Broadbills
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Description

The banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a large broadbill (21.5–23 cm), with purple, yellow and black plumage. It eats predominantly insects, including grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, various beetles, caterpillars and larvae.

Size
23 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Habitat
The banded Broadbill inhabits tropical forests, including primary and second-growth, as well as diverse wetland regions, such as peat-swamp and freshwater swamp forests. It tends to select forest edges and can adapt to human-modified landscapes like agricultural lands. Geographically, it is found in the evergreen and mixed deciduous forests of Southeast Asia, and extends into hill and submontane areas.
Dite type
Insectivorous


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