Scientific Name: Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Malay Name: Hujan-hujan Merah
Chinese Name: 黑红阔嘴鸟
Range: Found from Indochina, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra to Borneo
Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: affinis, siamensis, malaccensis, macrorhynchos.
Local Subspecies: malaccensis
Size: 21-24 cm
Identification: Adult is distinctive looking with blackish chin, cheeks and upperparts with long white streak along scapulars, dark maroon-red rump and underparts with narrow black breast-band and brightly coloured bill with turquoise-blue upper mandible and yellowish lower mandible. Juvenile resembles adult but has browner overall plumage.
Habitat: Forest, forest edge, freshwater swamp forest and mangroves.
Behaviour/Ecology: Unobtrusive, often sitting still for long periods usually near water.
Local Status: Former resident and very rare visitor
Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)
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Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Black-and-red Broadbill)
References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103656920A95026449.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023
Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.
Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.
Wells, D. R. (1999). The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula (Vol. 1). Academic Press, London.
RECOMMENDED CITATION
Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Black-and-red Broadbill. Retrieved on December 7, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/black-and-red-broadbill.