Eurylaimus

Eurylaimus is a genus of broadbills (family Eurylaimidae) found in Southeast Asia.

Eurylaimus
Banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Eurylaimidae
Genus:	Eurylaimus Horsfield, 1821
Type species
Eurylaimus javanicus (banded broadbill) Horsfield 1821
Synonyms
Platyrhynchos

Taxonomy

The genus Eurylaimus was introduced in 1821 by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield to accommodate the banded broadbill (Eurylaimus javanicus).^[1][2] The name means 'broad throat', from the Greek eurus (εὐρύς, 'broad, wide') and laimos (λαιμός, 'throat').^[3]

Extant species

Two extant species are recognized:^[4]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Eurylaimus javanicus	Banded broadbill	Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
	Eurylaimus ochromalus	Black-and-yellow broadbill	Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand

Former species

Formerly, some authorities also considered the following species (or subspecies) as species within the genus Eurylaimus:

• Wattled broadbill (as Eurylaimus steerii)^[5]
• Visayan broadbill ( as Eurylaimus samarensis)^[6]
• Vanikoro flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos vanikorensis)^[7]
• Broad-billed flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos ruficollis)^[8]
• Satin flycatcher (as Platyrhynchos cyanoleucus)^[9]