About Typical Broadbills

Overview

The Typical Broadbills are a family of birds (Latin: Eurylaimidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 7 genera and 10 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Oriental Region, Africa. Notable genera include Sarcophanops, Serilophus, Eurylaimus. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Eurylaimidae (Typical Broadbills); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 7 genera and 10 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Oriental Region, Africa.