Passeriformes / Eurylaimidae / Serilophus
Silver-breasted Broadbill
Serilophus lunatus · 银胸丝冠鸟
Introduction
A species in the broadbill family Eurylaimidae found in parts of Southeast Asia. There are seven currently recognised subspecies.
Description
Medium-sized, 16–17 cm (6.3–6.7 in) in length and weighing 25–35 grams (0.9–1.2 oz). The nominate race has a rusty-coloured head with an ash-grey forehead and a broad black supercilium over the eye. The breast and belly are white, while the rump and upper wing coverts are bright rufous. Flight feathers are striking blue and black, and the tail is black. Females have a narrow silver band across the breast. Young birds resemble adults but have shorter wings and tails, and slightly darker plumage overall.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It occurs in tropical and semi-tropical forests, semi-deciduous forests, and forests dominated by pine, oak, and bamboo. It may occur in selectively logged forests, agricultural land, and gardens. Elevations range from 800–2,000 metres (2,600–6,600 ft) in Sumatra and 300–700 m (980–2,300 ft) in China.
Behavior & Ecology
Eats invertebrates, primarily insects such as grasshoppers, mantises, caterpillars, and larvae, as well as small land snails. Prey is taken by flycatching from a perch or by gleaning branches and foliage.
Conservation
The species has declined somewhat due to habitat loss, but is not considered to be threatened with extinction.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Eurylaimidae
- Genus
- Serilophus
Subspecies (7)
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Serilophus lunatus elisabethae
central Myanmar eastward to southern China and northern Vietnam, southward to southeastern Thailand and Cambodia
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
