Long-tailed Broadbill

Long-tailed Broadbill
Noisy, gregarious, and flamboyantly colored, Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae provide unforgettable moments to the birder. Nonggang (22.464858, 106.948692), Guangxi, China, elev. 240 m (770 ft.), December. (Craig Brelsford)
Long-tailed Broadbill
Ruili, Yunnan, China, February. (Craig Brelsford)

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae occurs from Himalayan foothills in India to Greater Sundas. In China, dalhousiae resident western and southern Yunnan, southwest Guizhou, and southwest Guangxi. HABITAT & BEHAVIOR Forests, to 1500 m (4,920 ft.). Almost exclusively insectivorous, capturing prey by sallying from perches and combing through foliage. Outside breeding season often in noisy flocks, including mixed-species flocks. ID Distinctive, with black helmet and lemon-yellow face, throat, and collar. Has pale blue spot on top of head and yellow spot above and behind eye. Upperparts green; wings green with black and azure on flight feathers. Long, azure, graduated tail; black undertail. Underparts paler green. BARE PARTS Bill yellow; feet yellow-brown. VOICE Song a loud whistle of five to twelve high-pitched, evenly spaced notes, descending slightly. — Craig Brelsford

THE TYPICAL BROADBILLS OF CHINA

shanghaibirding.com covers all species in the family Eurylaimidae in China:

Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
Grey-lored Broadbill Serilophus rubropygius
Silver-breasted Broadbill S. lunatus

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Daniel Bengtsson served as chief ornithological consultant for Craig Brelsford’s Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of China, from which this species description is drawn.

Go to Birds of China page

Reach us: info@shanghaibirding.com

Be notified every time we post. Send an
email with “Subscribe” as the subject to
info@shanghaibirding.com

Donate to Shanghai Birding!





Shanghai Birding 上海观鸟