Wattled broadbill

The wattled broadbill or Mindanao broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii) is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae. It is endemic to the islands of Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao in the Philippines.

Wattled broadbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Eurylaimidae
Genus: Sarcophanops
Species:
S. steerii
Binomial name
Sarcophanops steerii
Sharpe, 1876
Synonyms

Eurylaimus steerii

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

17 cm. Small, brightly coloured passerine. Black throat and face. Green eye surrounded by large, prominent sky-blue wattle. Large, broad, pale blue bill. Maroon-purple crown, bordered by white nuchal collar. Dark grey mantle, bright chestnut rump and tail. Black wings with prominent white and yellow bar across tertials and secondaries. Lilac underparts becoming yellowish-white on lower belly. Female as male but gleaming white breast and belly. Juvenile duller.[2]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sarcophanops steerii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Mindanao Broadbill (Eurylaimus steerii) - BirdLife species factsheet". www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.


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