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Calyptomena viridis
The Green Broadbill, Calyptomena viridis, is a small, approximately 17 cm long, brilliant green-plumaged bird with a black ear patch, wide gape bill, rounded head, short tail and three black bars on wings. The beak itself is very weak and almost hidden by the crest above it. Both sexes are similar. The female is duller and has no black markings on its ear patch and wing coverts. The Green Broadbill is distributed in broadleaved evergreen forests of Borneo, Sumatra and Malay Peninsula and it frequents lowland and lower montane rainforest. It is often overlooked, as it sits motionless inside the canopy or just below, quickly flying to a new location if disturbed. It's foliage-green color provides excellent camouflage.
Rainforest exhibit
Captive bird at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, South Carolina.
Spotted on Nov 6, 2010
Submitted on Jan 24, 2012
23 Comments
Really nice spotting
Amazing!
Woah, that is wild, Liam! What an awesome bird, I've never seen one so green! Nice spotting, the photo is beautiful!
Spectacular spot, what a beauty !
Thanks guys! Very much appreciated!
Beautiful very green bird; it's amazing how its beak is even hard to see...that is a well camouflaged in the middle of the canopy bird ;)
Lovely!
Since when are birds green?!?!?
Wooow que bello felicidades que imagen
What a beautiful bird. wonderful photo and information
Fantastic!
Wow amazing! Liam
My favorite color! So pretty!
That is the coolest color green on a bird!!!
That's looks almost unreal
Nice!!!!!!
Amazing! What type of camera/ lens do you have?
This is beautiful!
That lush color is unreal! Great job
Beautiful
Lovely.
Great picture Liam!
You can also add it the Captive Animals mission since the bird is not in its natural habitat.
What a wonderful spotting Liam, well done !