Green Broadbill
Calyptomena viridisRaffles, TS, 1822
English (US) Green Broadbill
The Green Broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Calyptomenidae (African and Green Broadbills) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Calyptomena viridis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Green Broadbill
- Described by
- Raffles, TS, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Calyptomena viridis viridis
- Calyptomena viridis gloriosa
- Calyptomena viridis siberu
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Raffles, TS, 1822
- Type locality
- Forests of Singapore and the interior of Sumatra; restricted to Bencoolen district by Robinson and Kloss, antea, 1923.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13, pt.2 p.295
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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