Visayan broadbill
| Visayan broadbill | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Eurylaimidae |
| Genus: | Eurylaimus |
| Species: | E. samarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eurylaimus samarensis (Steere, 1890) | |
The Visayan broadbill (Eurylaimus samarensis) is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family. It is endemic to the islands of Samar, Leyte and Bohol in the central Philippines.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description
15 cm. Small, brightly-coloured passerine. Black throat and face. Green eye surrounded by large, prominent sky-blue wattle. Large, broad, pale blue bill. Purple crown, bordered by greyish nuchal collar. Purple mantle, becoming bright chestnut on rump and tail. Black wings with prominent white and lilac 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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Eurylaimus samarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Visayan Broadbill (Eurylaimus samarensis) - BirdLife species factsheet". www.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2016-08-04.