Visayan broadbill
Sarcophanops samarensis Steere, 1890
The visayan broadbill (Sarcophanops samarensis) is a species in the family Eurylaimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 27.1 g to 37.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the visayan broadbill
- Weight
- 27.1 g – 37.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the visayan broadbill live?
Not recorded
What is the visayan broadbill?
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.
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Is the visayan broadbill endangered?
The visayan broadbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.
How is the visayan broadbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEurylaimidae
- genusSarcophanops
- SpeciesSarcophanops samarensis Steere, 1890
Synonyms Eurylaimus samarensis, Eurylaimus steerii samarensis, Sarcophanops steerii samarensis
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Visayan wattled broadbillEnglish
- becample de les illes VisayasCatalan
- loboš samarskýCzech
- Visayan BrednæbDanish
- SamarbreitrachenGerman
- Purpurrücken-BreitrachenGerman
- bisaja eŭrilajmoEsperanto
- Eurilaimo de Las BisayasSpanish
- Eurilaimo de las VisayanSpanish
- visaya lainokkEstonian
- RilliharlekiiniFinnish
- Eurylaime de SamarFrench
- Eurylaime des VisayaFrench
- crnogrla krupnokljunkaCroatian
- visayai ricsókaHungarian
- Eurilaimo caruncolato delle VisayasItalian
- Beccolargo caruncolato delle VisayasItalian
- サマルモンツキヒロハシJapanese
- raudonnugaris filipininis plačiažiotisLithuanian
- SamarhapvogelDutch
- visaybrednebbNorwegian
- szerokodziób czerwonyPolish
- bocarra-das-visayasPortuguese
- bocarra-das-vissaiasPortuguese
- Красноспинный рогоклювRussian
- Филиппинский ширококлювRussian
- loboš tukatSlovak
- Širokokljunka sa ostrva SamarSerbian
- samarbrednäbbSwedish
- นกพญาปากกว้างวิซายัสThai
- Visayas GenişgagasıTurkish
- рогодзьоб самарійськийUkrainian
- 米岛阔嘴鸟Chinese
- 米沙鄢闊嘴鳥Chinese
- 維沙揚肉垂闊嘴鳥Chinese
Relatives of the visayan broadbill
Other species in the same genus Sarcophanops.
Wattled broadbill
Sarcophanops steerii
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the visayan broadbill?
An adult visayan broadbill weighs 27.1 g – 37.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the visayan broadbill endangered?
The visayan broadbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the visayan broadbill?
The visayan broadbill (Sarcophanops samarensis) belongs to the family Eurylaimidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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