How big is a Grauer's Broadbill?

The Grauer's Broadbill is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.

Where can you see a Grauer's Broadbill?

The Grauer's Broadbill occurs in 2 countries, including Uganda and Congo - Kinshasa.

What birds look similar to a Grauer's Broadbill?

The Grauer's Broadbill is most easily confused with the Visayan Broadbill, the Wattled Broadbill and the Dusky Broadbill.

Is the Grauer's Broadbill endangered?

The Grauer's Broadbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Grauer's Broadbill

Pseudocalyptomena graueri

Grauer's Broadbill and Asian Broadbills · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri) is a legendary grauer's broadbill and asian broadbill found in 2 countries, weighing about 32 g. Grauer's broadbill, also known as the African green broadbill, is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae, and is monotypic within the genus Pseudocalyptomena.

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Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 1 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 2 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 3 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 4 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 5 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 6 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 7 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 8 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · CC BY 4.0

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 9 — Photo: Rafael Würtemberger · CC BY 4.0

Grauer's Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Rafael Würtemberger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grauer's Broadbill

Grauer's broadbill, also known as the African green broadbill, is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae, and is monotypic within the genus Pseudocalyptomena. Its name commemorates the German zoologist Rudolf Grauer who collected natural history specimens in the Belgian Congo.

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How to identify it

It is bright green with a blue throat and vent and a small bill, quite unlike those of other broadbill species. Adults have finely black-streaked buff crowns and narrow black eyestripes.

Where it lives

Uganda Congo - Kinshasa

When to see it

Best months: January, February, May, June, July, August, September, with peak activity in July. It is a summer visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Grauer's Broadbill?: It is bright green with a blue throat and vent and a small bill, quite unlike those of other broadbill species. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Grauer's Broadbill?: The Grauer's Broadbill is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.
Where can you see a Grauer's Broadbill?: The Grauer's Broadbill occurs in 2 countries, including Uganda and Congo - Kinshasa.
What birds look similar to a Grauer's Broadbill?: The Grauer's Broadbill is most easily confused with the Visayan Broadbill, the Wattled Broadbill and the Dusky Broadbill.
Is the Grauer's Broadbill endangered?: The Grauer's Broadbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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