African Green Broadbill
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The Grauer's Broadbill or African Green Broadbill, Pseudocalyptomena graueri, is a species of bird
in the Eurylaimidae family. It is monotypic
within the genus Pseudocalyptomena. Baron Walter Rothschild
, who first described this species, considered it to be a flycatcher
only superficially similar to the Asian broadbills of the genus Calyptomena
, hence the name "false Calyptomena. It now appears that it is an actual broadbill, one of only a few African representatives of a primarily Asian family.
It is bright green with a blue throat and vent and a small bill, quite unlike those of the other broadbills.
It is endemic to the Albertine Rift of Uganda
and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane
s.
This species is rare, and is threatened by habitat loss.
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Eurylaimidae family. It is monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
within the genus Pseudocalyptomena. Baron Walter Rothschild
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild FRS , a scion of the Rothschild family, was a British banker, politician, and zoologist.-Biography:...
, who first described this species, considered it to be a flycatcher
Flycatcher
There are various families of bird termed flycatchers:* The Old World flycatchers, Muscicapidae* The Tyrant flycatchers, Tyrannidae* The Monarch flycatchers, Dicruridae* The Silky-flycatchers, Ptilogonatidae* The Fairy flycatchers, Stenostiridae...
only superficially similar to the Asian broadbills of the genus Calyptomena
Calyptomena
The bird genus Calyptomena, first described by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1822, consists of three species of south-east Asian broadbills with primarily green plumages...
, hence the name "false Calyptomena. It now appears that it is an actual broadbill, one of only a few African representatives of a primarily Asian family.
It is bright green with a blue throat and vent and a small bill, quite unlike those of the other broadbills.
It is endemic to the Albertine Rift of Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical moist montane
Montane
In biogeography, montane is the highland area located below the subalpine zone. Montane regions generally have cooler temperatures and often have higher rainfall than the adjacent lowland regions, and are frequently home to distinct communities of plants and animals.The term "montane" means "of the...
s.
This species is rare, and is threatened by habitat loss.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- Pseudocalyptomena graueri - Animal Diversity Web