Banded Broadbill

Eurylaimus javanicus Horsfield, 1821

Banded Broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus, is a bird of the Oriental Region, from south-east Asia to Java and Borneo, in the typical broadbill family Eurylaimidae. It was described by Horsfield in 1821. It lives in many kinds of forest, including forest margins, rubber plantations and Falcataria falcata stands, mostly in lowland areas. The bird is distinctive and hard to confuse with any other species. Females lack the black neckband seen in males, though this mark is not clear in Bornean and Javan males. It is often difficult to spot and is usually noticed when it calls.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Eurylaimidae — Typical Broadbills

Breeding range

Oriental Region: se Asia to Java and Borneo