Dusky broadbill
Corydon sumatranus (Raffles, 1822)
The dusky broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) is a species in the family Eurylaimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 140 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the dusky broadbill
- Weight
- 140 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the dusky broadbill live?
Not recorded
What is the dusky broadbill?
The dusky broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae, the broadbills. It is native to Southeast Asia. It may be slowly declining due to habitat loss, especially from logging, but it has a large enough range that it is still considered to be a least-concern species.
This species, like most in its family, is an insectivore.
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Is the dusky broadbill endangered?
The dusky broadbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the dusky broadbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEurylaimidae
- genusCorydon
- SpeciesCorydon sumatranus (Raffles, 1822)
Synonyms Coracias sumatranus, Eurylaimus corydon
Other names and names in other languages (43)
- عريض المنقار الداكنArabic
- Кафяв ширококлюнBulgarian
- becample foscCatalan
- llydanbig tywyllWelsh
- MaskebrednæbDanish
- BraunbreitrachenGerman
- Braunkehl-BreitrachenGerman
- RiesenbreitrachenGerman
- malhela eŭrilajmoEsperanto
- Eurilaimo sombríoSpanish
- tõmmu-lainokkEstonian
- پهننوک تیرهPersian
- kultakurkkuharlekiiniFinnish
- Eurylaime corydonFrench
- velika krupnokljunkaCroatian
- szumátrai ricsókaHungarian
- Madi kelamIndonesian
- Eurilaimo foscoItalian
- Beccolargo foscoItalian
- ガマヒロハシJapanese
- tamsusis plačiažiotisLithuanian
- Кӹрӓн кымданерWestern Mari
- Burung Takau Rimba HujanMalay
- ငှက်ဆတ်မဲBurmese
- Sumatraanse HapvogelDutch
- sotbrednebbNorwegian
- szerokodziób różowodziobyPolish
- کالا چوڑی چنجWestern Panjabi
- bocarra-sombriaPortuguese
- bocarra-sombrioPortuguese
- Бурый рогоклювRussian
- Бурый ширококлювRussian
- loboš tmavýSlovak
- Sumatranska širokokljunkaSerbian
- mörk brednäbbSwedish
- นกพญาปากกว้างสีดำThai
- Karaca GenişgagaTurkish
- рогодзьоб бурийUkrainian
- Mỏ rộng đenVietnamese
- 暗闊嘴鳥Chinese
- 暗色阔嘴鸟Chinese
- 暗阔嘴鸟Chinese
- 烏闊嘴鳥Chinese
Relatives of the dusky broadbill
Other species in the same genus Corydon.
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the dusky broadbill?
An adult dusky broadbill weighs 140 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the dusky broadbill endangered?
The dusky broadbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the dusky broadbill?
The dusky broadbill (Corydon sumatranus) belongs to the family Eurylaimidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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