Eurylaimus


Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills found in Southeast Asia. The name means ‘broad throat’, from the Greek eurus and laimos.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

Two extant species are recognized:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Eurylaimus javanicusBanded broadbillBrunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Eurylaimus ochromalusBlack-and-yellow broadbillBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species as species within the genus Eurylaimus: