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Long-tailed broadbill

Psarisomus dalhousiae (Jameson, 1835)

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The long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) is a species in the family Eurylaimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 67 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)
Photo: Ian Dugdale · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-tailed broadbill

Weight
67 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
4.85 – 5.7src 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 long-tailed broadbill live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed broadbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed broadbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_broadbill&oldid=1353031889), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-tailed broadbill endangered?

The long-tailed broadbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the long-tailed broadbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEurylaimidae
  6. genusPsarisomus
  7. SpeciesPsarisomus dalhousiae (Jameson, 1835)

Synonyms Eurylaimus dalhousiae

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • عريض المنقار ذو الذيل الطويلArabic
  • Дългоопашат ширококлюнBulgarian
  • ল্যাঞ্জা মোটাঠুঁটিBangla
  • becample cuallargCatalan
  • loboš dlouhoocasýCzech
  • llydanbig cynffonhirWelsh
  • Langhalet BrednæbDanish
  • PapageibreitrachenGerman
  • Papagei-BreitrachenGerman
  • PapageienbreitrachenGerman
  • longvosta eŭrilajmoEsperanto
  • Eurilaimo loritoSpanish
  • händ-lainokkEstonian
  • پهننوک دمدرازPersian
  • harakkaharlekiiniFinnish
  • Eurylaime psittacinFrench
  • dugorepa krupnokljunkaCroatian
  • papagájricsókaHungarian
  • Madi injapIndonesian
  • GlæsibreiðnefjaIcelandic
  • Beccolargo codalungaItalian
  • Beccolargo pappagalloItalian
  • Eurilaimo psittacinoItalian
  • オナガヒロハシJapanese
  • ilgauodegis plačiažiotisLithuanian
  • Кужы пачан кымданерWestern Mari
  • Takau injapMalay
  • ငှက်ဆတ်Burmese
  • langhalebrednebbNorwegian Bokmål
  • चित्रकुटNepali
  • PapegaaibreedbekDutch
  • langstjertbrednebbNorwegian
  • szerokodziób długosternyPolish
  • bocarra-rabilongaPortuguese
  • bocarra-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Попугаевый рогоклювRussian
  • Длиннохвостый рогоклювRussian
  • loboš pestrohlavýSlovak
  • Dugorepa širokokljunkaSerbian
  • långstjärtad brednäbbSwedish
  • นกพญาปากกว้างหางยาวThai
  • Uzun Kuyruklu GenişgagaTurkish
  • рогодзьоб довгохвостийUkrainian
  • Mỏ rộng xanhVietnamese
  • 長尾闊嘴鳥Chinese
  • 长尾阔嘴鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the long-tailed broadbill

Other species in the same family Eurylaimidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-tailed broadbill?

An adult long-tailed broadbill weighs 67 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed broadbill endangered?

The long-tailed 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 long-tailed broadbill?

The long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae) belongs to the family Eurylaimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_broadbill_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-broadbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}