Key Identification Features
- For the nominate subspecies, the plumage features a rusty-coloured head with an ash-grey forehead and a broad black stripe (supercilium) over the eye.
- Females are similar to males, but can be distinguished by their lack of a neckband and greyer heads and underparts.
- They have a distinct yellow supercilium (a line above the eye) that widens towards the back of the neck to form a broken collar, and the ear-coverts have narrow yellow streaks.
- Despite the banded broadbill's distinctive and noticeable colouration, it is generally hard to observe due to its lethargic habits, and is usually only detected by its loud song.
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