Long-tailed Broadbill
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Eurylaimidae |
| Genus: | Psarisomus Swainson, 1837 |
| Species: | P. dalhousiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Psarisomus dalhousiae Jameson, 1835 |
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The Long-tailed Broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) is a species of broadbill that is found in the Himalayas, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia. It is the only bird in the genus Psarisomus. The Long-tailed Broadbill is about 25 cm (10 inches) in length and weighs between 50 and 60 grams. It can be identified by its shrill call.
The Long-tailed Broadbill is a forest bird that lives on insects. It is very sociable and normally travels in large, noisy parties except during the mating season. It builds a pear-shaped nest in a tree. The female usually lays between 5 and 6 eggs that are incubated by both sexes; both sexes also help to feed the young.
The scientific name commemorates Christina Broun, Countess of Dalhousie (1786–1839), wife of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Psarisomus dalhousiae. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 8 May 2006.
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Eurylaimidae
- Birds of Southeast Asia
- Birds of Bangladesh
- Birds of Cambodia
- Birds of Burma
- Birds of Malaysia
- Birds of Indonesia
- Birds of Vietnam
- Birds of Laos
- Birds of Thailand
- Birds of Asia
- Birds of Afghanistan
- Birds of Pakistan
- Birds of Bhutan
- Birds of China
- Birds of India
- Birds of Nepal
