Small, brightly coloured passerine[2] of lowland forest on Bohol, Leyte, and Samar islands. Has a pale blue bill and deeper blue eye wattle, a black face, a streaked crown, a reddish-brown back, a dark wing with a pinkish to white wingbar, a thin white collar with some scaling above, reddish rump and tail and overall stout appearance. Underparts are white in the female and pinkish in the male. Makes short sallies for insects. Can be found in pairs, small groups, or sometimes mixed-species flocks. Unmistakable. Voice includes a plaintive whistle and a sharp tyik!.[3]
They are sexually dimorphic in which the males have reddish-pink bellies with the females having clean white bellies. The collar of the males is reddish-pink while females have a black-and-white collar.
It is differentiated by its thinner reddish collar and white wing patch versus the Wattled broadbill with its thicker white collar and yellow wing patch. It is also smaller with sizes of 14-15 versus the 16–18 cm of the Wattled broadbill[4]
IUCN has assessed this bird as vulnerable with the population being estimated at 2,500 to 9,999. Extensive lowland deforestation on all islands in its range is the main threat. Most remaining lowland forest that is not afforded protection leaving it vulnerable to both legal and Illegal logging, conversion into farmlands through Slash-and-burn and mining. There is only 4% forest remaining in Bohol and around 400 km2 of primary forest combined in Samar and Leyte with no respite in deforestation.
Conservation actions proposed include to survey remaining habitat to better understand ecology and population size. Propose sites supporting key populations for protection and ensure that proposed protected areas receive actual protection from threats.[5]
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2017). "Sarcophanops samarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22698727A110060626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22698727A110060626.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^Allen, Desmond (2020). Birds of the Philippines. Barcelona: Lynx and Birdlife Guides International. pp. 234–235.
^International), BirdLife International (BirdLife (2017-10-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sarcophanops steerii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
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visayan, broadbill, sarcophanops, samarensis, species, bird, family, eurylaimidae, where, previously, conspecific, with, wattled, broadbill, endemic, islands, samar, leyte, bohol, central, philippines, natural, habitat, tropical, moist, lowland, forests, threa. The Visayan broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae where it was previously conspecific with the wattled broadbill It is endemic to the islands of Samar Leyte and Bohol in the central Philippines Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests It is threatened by habitat loss Visayan broadbill Conservation status Vulnerable IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Eurylaimidae Genus Sarcophanops Species S samarensis Binomial name Sarcophanops samarensisSteere 1890 Synonyms Eurylaimus samarensis Contents 1 Description and taxonomy 2 Habitat and conservation status 3 References 4 External linksDescription and taxonomy editSmall brightly coloured passerine 2 of lowland forest on Bohol Leyte and Samar islands Has a pale blue bill and deeper blue eye wattle a black face a streaked crown a reddish brown back a dark wing with a pinkish to white wingbar a thin white collar with some scaling above reddish rump and tail and overall stout appearance Underparts are white in the female and pinkish in the male Makes short sallies for insects Can be found in pairs small groups or sometimes mixed species flocks Unmistakable Voice includes a plaintive whistle and a sharp tyik 3 They are sexually dimorphic in which the males have reddish pink bellies with the females having clean white bellies The collar of the males is reddish pink while females have a black and white collar It is differentiated by its thinner reddish collar and white wing patch versus the Wattled broadbill with its thicker white collar and yellow wing patch It is also smaller with sizes of 14 15 versus the 16 18 cm of the Wattled broadbill 4 Habitat and conservation status editIts natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forest tropical mangrove forest and tropical moist shrubland with most records under 1 000 meters above sea level It is often found foraging in the understorey and lower parts of the canopy IUCN has assessed this bird as vulnerable with the population being estimated at 2 500 to 9 999 Extensive lowland deforestation on all islands in its range is the main threat Most remaining lowland forest that is not afforded protection leaving it vulnerable to both legal and Illegal logging conversion into farmlands through Slash and burn and mining There is only 4 forest remaining in Bohol and around 400 km2 of primary forest combined in Samar and Leyte with no respite in deforestation This occurs in a few protected areas such as Rajah Sikatuna Protected Landscape and Samar Island Natural Park however protection is lax Conservation actions proposed include to survey remaining habitat to better understand ecology and population size Propose sites supporting key populations for protection and ensure that proposed protected areas receive actual protection from threats 5 References edit BirdLife International 2017 Sarcophanops samarensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T22698727A110060626 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 1 RLTS T22698727A110060626 en Retrieved 16 November 2021 Mindanao Broadbill Eurylaimus steerii BirdLife species factsheet www birdlife org Retrieved 2016 08 04 Visayan Broadbill Ebird Allen Desmond 2020 Birds of the Philippines Barcelona Lynx and Birdlife Guides International pp 234 235 International BirdLife International BirdLife 2017 10 01 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Sarcophanops steerii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Retrieved 2021 09 12 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sarcophanops samarensis BirdLife Species Factsheet nbsp This Tyranni related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Visayan broadbill amp oldid 1177346419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
