Eurylaimus
Genus of birds
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Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia.
| Eurylaimus | |
|---|---|
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| Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Eurylaimidae |
| Genus: | Eurylaimus Horsfield, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Eurylaimus javanicus (banded broadbill) Horsfield 1821 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy
The genus Eurylaimus was introduced in 1821 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield to accommodate the banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus).[1][2] The name means 'broad throat', from the Greek eurus (εὐρύς, 'broad, wide') and laimos (λαιμός, 'throat').[3]
Extant species
Two extant species are recognized:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Eurylaimus javanicus | Banded broadbill | Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. |
 | Eurylaimus ochromalus | Black-and-yellow broadbill | Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand |
Former species
Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Eurylaimus:
- Wattled broadbill (as Eurylaimus steerii)[5]
- Visayan broadbill ( as Eurylaimus samarensis)[6]
- Vanikoro flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos vanikorensis)[7]
- Broad-billed flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos ruficollis)[8]
- Satin flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos cyanoleucus)[9]
