File:Long-tailed_Broadbill_Pangolakha_Wildlife_Sanctuary_East_Sikkim_Sikkim_India_21.04.2016.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 487 inbound references to Long-tailed Broadbill, and connects out to Maluridae, bird and passerines.
It sits within the topics Birds described in 1835, Birds of Bhutan and Birds of Nepal.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Psarisomus
- Image
- Psarisomus dalhousiae - Ian Dugdale - 546696102 (cropped).jpeg
Show 10 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Commons category
- Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Commons gallery
- Psarisomus dalhousiae
- litter size
- 5.7
- endemic to
- Mishmi Hills
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- taxon common name
- bocarra-rabilongo
- short name
- P. dalhousiae
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
The long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) is a species of bird that is found in the Himalayas, extending east through Northeastern India to Southeast Asia. It is the only bird in the genus Psarisomus. The long-tailed broadbill is about 25 cm (10 inches) in length and weighs between 50 and 60 grams. It can be identified by its shrill call.
The long-tailed broadbill displays a yellow plumage on the throat. Blueish-green plumage on the belly, back, and wings. The long-tailed broadbill is a forest bird that lives on insects. It is very sociable and normally travels in large, noisy parties except during the mating season. It builds a pear-shaped nest in a tree. The female usually lays between 5 and 6 eggs that are incubated by both sexes; both sexes also help to feed the young.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Long-tailed Broadbill” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.