Wattled Broadbill

Sarcophanops steerii

VulnerableLegendaryEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 39 g

About the Wattled Broadbill

The wattled broadbill, Mindanao broadbill or Mindanao wattled broadbill is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae where it was previously conspecific to the Visayan broadbill. It is endemic to the islands of Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao in the Philippines. It is one of the most striking birds in the country with its sky-blue wattle and bill and yellow wing patch. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest and occasionally tropical mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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