Bird watching in Thailand - Black-and-red Broadbill

Black-and-red Broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos, นกพญาปากกว้างท้องแดง

The Black-and-red Broadbill (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos) is a species of bird in the broadbill family. It is monotypic within the genus Cymbirhynchus.

It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net

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Description
It is black with a crimson underside separated by a thin chinstrap. Its bill is light blue and cream.

Listen to the Black-and-red Broadbill

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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