Calyptomenidae

Calyptomenidae is a family of passerine birds found in Africa, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo. There are six species in two genera.

Calyptomenidae
Green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Tyranni
Infraorder:	Eurylaimides
Superfamily:	Eurylaimoidea
Family:	Calyptomenidae Bonaparte, 1850

The species in this family were formerly included in the broadbill family Eurylaimidae. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2006 found that the species in these two genera were not closely related to the other broadbills.^[1] These two genera are now placed in a separate family.^[2]

Genera

The family contains six species in two genera:^[2]

Image	Genus	Living species
	Smithornis Bonaparte, 1850	African broadbill (Smithornis capensis) Grey-headed broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) Rufous-sided broadbill (Smithornis rufolateralis)
	Calyptomena Horsfield, 1822	Green broadbill (Calyptomena viridis) Hose's broadbill (Calyptomena hosii) Whitehead's broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)