Wattled broadbill

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

Sarcophanops steerii

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

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, 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

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/factsheet/22698738

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