Black And Yellow Broadbill Is A Tiny Bird With Amazing Colors

The Black-and-yellow broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) is found in Myanmar, which is also known as Burma. Myanmar is home to at least 1,114 bird species after researchers identified 20 previously undocumented species during recent surveys, reports The Myanmar Times.

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The discoveries were made between 2010 and 2014 by bird watchers from Myeik University, Myanmar Bird and Nature Society (MBNS), the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bird Tour Asia, Wildlife Sanctuary (Putao), and Flora and Fauna International. U Thein Aung of the Myanmar Bird and Nature Society said the forestry department will be notified of the new sightings. The department currently includes 1,056 species on its list. 49 of the 1114 species are globally threatened species, according to MBNS's Daw Thiri Dae We Aung.

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The black-and-yellow broadbill is a tiny bird with a pink body, black and yellow wings, bright yellow eyes, and an aqua beak. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Unfortunately, this adorable bird is threatened by habitat loss.

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Its name is unique, it is all terrestrial or internationally known as Black and Yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus). Classic fur color. Black dominates the top with yellow insertion on the wings and white spots on the tip of the tail.

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The lower part is pink graded with a black ribbon across the upper chest. The size is also small, around 15 cm. Even so, his voice was shrill and easily recognizable. But make no mistake, at first glance the sound is similar to the jungle rain. The difference is that Eurylaimus ochromalus does not start his chirp with a preliminary whistle or a voice that slowly disappears.

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Global ground rain has spread across Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Kalimantan. The habit in the forest is to hunt insects from low perches and like to linger in the lower canopy or trees. This species belongs to the Eurylaimidae tribe, namely Asian and African bird tribes, which have few members but have colorful feathers. Some types are fruit eaters. This lovely bird is included in the category of Near Threatened (NT) or Nearly Threatened on the IUCN Red List. In this May 2014 collaboration between Mongabay-Indonesia and Burung Indonesia, you can download a digital calendar for your gadget or computer. Just click on this link, and save it on your device.