Black and Red Broadbill

In July 2023 we were on the island of Borneo in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in Tanjung Puting NP on a klotok cruising up the Sekonyer River. Our guide Sam pointed out a beautiful red and black bird standing in a tree on the side of the river which flew further up the river. Sam told us it was a black and red broadbill. I did not have my camera available, partially because it was acting up after getting it wet on the island of Sumatra, and missed a good photo. I believe we had glimpses of one or two others, but not as good as this particular sighting. I keep track of the birds I see and rarely include birds I don't have a photo of, but this is one of the exceptions. The black and red broadbill is a member of the family Eurylaimidae, the Asian and Grauer's broadbills containing 10 species.  

Illustration of black and red broadbill, ssp. macrorhynchos, from Birds of the World. 

The black and red broadbill has a black head and breastband; greenish black upperparts; a maroon half-collar, rump and uppertail coverts; white edges on the scapulars that form a white line on the closed wing; a narrow orange line on the bend of the wing; a black tail with variable amounts of white; a bill with a turquoise-blue maxilla, a  yellow-orange mandible with a blue tip and edges; irises that are emerald green; and feet that are blue and sometimes tinged violet. It is a gorgeous bird. We saw the nominate ssp. macrorhynchos, found on Borneo, Sumatra and offshore islands from them. 

Range of the black and red broadbill from Birds of the World.