Animalia Life
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
SUBFAMILY
Eurylaiminae
TAXONOMY
Todus macrorhynchus Gmelin, 1788, no locality. Four subspecies
recognized.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
French: Eurylaime rouge et noir; German: Kellenschnabel;
Spanish: Pico Ancho Negro y Rojo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.3–9.4 in (21–24 cm); 1.8–2.7 oz (50–76.5 g). Black head,
back, and tail feathers. Red underparts and on rump and
throat. Black wings with white stripe. Bill is light blue above
and yellow underneath.
DISTRIBUTION
C. m. macrorhynchus: Borneo. C. m. affinis: western Myanmar.
C. m. malaccensis: Myanmar, southern Thailand, southern Laos,
south Vietnam, and peninsular Malaysia. C. m. lemniscatus:
Sumatra.
HABITAT
Evergreen forest always near water, also in degraded areas.
BEHAVIOR
Not well known. Usually found in pairs or small groups. Male
may incubate eggs.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Mostly insectivorous. Occasionally takes mollusks, crabs, and
small fish.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Reproduces mostly in dry season. Lays two to three eggs.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not threatened; fairly common, but range contracting.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.
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