Whitehead's broadbill


Whitehead's broadbill is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae. It is restricted to montane forests in northern Borneo. It is the largest species in the genus Calyptomena and is named after the British explorer John Whitehead who collected specimens and studied natural history in Borneo and elsewhere in southeast Asia.

Description

The male weighs 142–171 g, the female 150–163 g and are about 24–27 cm long. Along with the other two species in the genus '', Whitehead's broadbill is vivid green. Whitehead's Broadbill has a black throat, which identifies it from the smaller Green Broadbill and blue-bellied Hose's Broadbill.