Calyptomena
Green broadbill, (Calyptomena viridis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calyptomenidae
Genus: Calyptomena
Horsfield, 1822
Type species
Calyptomena viridis[1]
Horsfield, 1822

Calyptomena is a genus containing three green birds in the broadbill family Calyptomenidae that are found in Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

The genus name Calyptomena was introduced in 1822 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield.[2] The name was also introduced in the same year by Stamford Raffles,[3] but Horsfield's work was published in June 1822 and has priority over Raffles' article which was published in November 1822.[4] The genus name combines Ancient Greek kaluptos meaning "covered" with mēnē meaning "moon".[5]

Species

The genus contains three species.[6]

Genus Calyptomena – Horsfield, 1822 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Green broadbill

Calyptomena viridis
Raffles, 1822

Three subspecies
 		Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 NT 



Hose's broadbil

Calyptomena hosii
Sharpe, 1892 		northern Borneo
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 NT 


Whitehead's broadbill

Calyptomena whiteheadi
Sharpe, 1887 		northern Borneo.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


All three species are primarily green, and all are found in Borneo. The larger two species, Hose's and Whitehead's, are endemic to the island,[7] while the smaller green broadbill is also found in Sumatra and on the Malay peninsula.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Calyptomenidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. ^ Horsfield, Thomas (1822). Zoological Researches in Java, and the Neighbouring Islands. London: Printed for Kingsbury, Parbury, & Allen. Pages not numbered.
  3. ^ Raffles, Thomas Stamford (1822). "Second part of the descriptive catalogue of a zoological collection made in the islands of Sumatra and its vicinity". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 13: 277-340 [295].
  4. ^ Wells, D.R.; Dickinson, E.C. (2010). "Authorship of the broadbill genus name Calyptomena and the correct citations for this and Calyptomena viridis Raffles". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 130 (2): 143–145.
  5. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  6. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2023). "NZ wrens, Sapayoa, asities, broadbills, pittas". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ Myers, Susan (2016). Birds of Borneo (2nd ed.). London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4729-2444-5.
  8. ^ "Calyptomena viridis". International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 July 2017.


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