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 LC    Whitehead's Broadbill* Id (Atlas):
    Calyptomena whiteheadi

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Whitehead's Broadbill, Black-throated Broadbill, Black-throated Green Broadbill

Family
Calyptomenidae (African And Green Broadbills)

Size
24 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1888

Habitat
Primary tall lower and upper montane forest. From 600 - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)
Indonesia, Malaysia.

Northern and central Borneo, probably along entire spinal range from Mt Kinabalu southern at least to Mt Latuk and Kayan Mentarang, although known to be absent from several mountain areas.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary. Sometimes small groups at feeding trees.

Food
Fruits and insects.

Voice
A raspy 'ki-chrrrr' song, the 'ki' very high and squeaky, the 'chrrrr' drawn-out. Also a staccato 'kikikiki...', somewhat like woodpecker.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (36)...)

 
Whitehead's Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi) [XC67831]
     by Mike Nelson from Sabah; Mt. Kinabalu National Park; close to the end of the Silau-Silau trail, Malaysia (song)

 
Whitehead's Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi) [XC828172]
     by Frank Lambert from Kinabalu - Silau Silau shelter, Malaysia (call, song)

Nest
Composed of mosses, lichens and leaves with a long tail, slung from a thin horizontal branch in the mid-storey.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Green Broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) which is smaller with spots on the wings, Hose's Broadbill (Calyptomena hosii) which is smaller with blue underparts and bars on the wings.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Whiteheads Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi) - 10 files


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