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title: "Long-tailed Broadbill"
description: "Psarisomus dalhousiae — Uccelli. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/long-tailed-broadbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Long-tailed Broadbill

> Psarisomus dalhousiae — Uccelli. 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.

- Scientific name: *Psarisomus dalhousiae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 847
- Wikidata: [Q282943](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q282943)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8947](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8947)

## Names

- en: Long-tailed Broadbill
- de: Papageibreitrachen
- es: Eurilaimo Lorito
- fr: Eurylaime psittacin
- nl: Papegaai-breedbek
- pl: Szerokodziób długosterny

## Countries with the most observations

TH (264), IN (174), MY (164), CN (53), VN (24), ID (22), NP (17), BT (15), MM (7), KH (4)

## Summary

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…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_broadbill

## Photo

![Long-tailed Broadbill](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/long-tailed-broadbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109737127

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/long-tailed-broadbill?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).