Green Broadbill

This species is defined as a rarity. Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page.

Scientific Name: Calyptomena viridis
Malay Name: Seluwit Biasa
Chinese Name: 绿阔嘴鸟
Alternative Name(s): Little Green Broadbill

Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra and Borneo

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: viridis, gloriosa, siberu.

Local Subspecies: viridis

Size:

Identification:
Male has bright deep green overall plumage with broad tuft of feathers on top of bill, blackish patch on rear of ear-coverts and broad black bars on wing-coverts. Female resembles male but duller with no black markings. Juvenile resembles female but has paler breast and greenish-white vent.

Habitat: Usually found in forest but also wooded areas and gardens in Singapore.

Behaviour/Ecology: Frequents the middle and lower storeys.

Local Status: Very rare non-breeding visitor

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2016)

Past accepted records in our database:

Past records, bar chart (see more bar charts):

Photos:

Juvenile Green Broadbill at East Coast Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Juvenile Green Broadbill at East Coast Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Juvenile Green Broadbill at East Coast Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Juvenil Green Broadbill at East Coast Park. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Male Green Broadbill at Panti, Peninsula Malaysia. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Female Green Broadbill at Panti, Peninsula Malaysia. Photo Credit: Wong Lee Hong
Male Green Broadbill at Pulau Ubin, April 2021. Photo Credit: Keita Sin
Male Green Broadbill at Pulau Ubin, June 2021. Photo Credit: Adrian Silas Tay

External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
eBird Species page: eBird (Green Broadbill)

References:
BirdLife International. (2016). Calyptomena viridis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. Downloaded on 2 September 2021

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.