Burung tropis (Tropical Birds)
Long-tailed Broadbill
Psarisomus dalhousiae
- epik
- 65 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Travels in noisy little flocks through Himalayan foothill forest like a kaleidoscope someone shook loose — yellow face, black helmet, emerald body, cobalt tail. Hard to believe it isn't enameled.
- Populasi
- Global population size unquantified; described as relatively common through much of its range (rarer in the northwestern Himalayan portion); population trend decreasing (suspected 1-19% decline per decade from forest loss)
- Habitat
- Broadleaved evergreen subtropical/tropical lowland and montane forest, favoring areas near streams, rivers, and other freshwater; also uses rural gardens; occurs from near sea level up to about 2,500 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- The Long-tailed Broadbill is the sole member of its genus, Psarisomus, and builds a distinctive pear-shaped hanging nest with a circular side entrance, often near water and sometimes with helpers assisting the breeding pair.
- Sebaran
- Himalayan foothills and discontinuously through South and Southeast Asia: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia (Sumatra/Borneo)
- Makanan
- Insectivorous, taking grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, beetles, aphids, dipteran flies, bugs, moths and spiders; occasionally small frogs and berries
- Ukuran
- 0,25 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,31 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,5 tahun
