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Wattled broadbill

Sarcophanops steerii (Sharpe, 1876)

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The wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii) is a species in the family Eurylaimidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 38.7 g to 39.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the wattled broadbill

Weight
38.7 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 wattled broadbill live?

Not recorded

What is the wattled broadbill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The wattled broadbill, Mindanao broadbill or Mindanao wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii) 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Wattled broadbill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wattled_broadbill&oldid=1375985241), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the wattled broadbill endangered?

The wattled broadbill is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species.

How is the wattled broadbill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEurylaimidae
  6. genusSarcophanops
  7. SpeciesSarcophanops steerii (Sharpe, 1876)

Synonyms Eurylaemus steerii, Eurylaimus steerii, Eurylaimus steerii mayri, Eurylaimus steerii steerii, Sarcophanops steerii mayri, Sarcophanops steerii steerii

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Mindanao broadbillEnglish
  • Mindanao wattled broadbillEnglish
  • becample de MindanaoCatalan
  • loboš filipínskýCzech
  • loboš mindanajskýCzech
  • MindanaobrednæbDanish
  • LappenbreitrachenGerman
  • Graurücken-BreitrachenGerman
  • MindanaobreitrachenGerman
  • Philippinen-BreitrachenGerman
  • mindanaa eŭrilajmoEsperanto
  • Eurilaimo de MindanaoSpanish
  • Eurilaimo del MindanaoSpanish
  • mindanao lainokkEstonian
  • mindanaonharlekiiniFinnish
  • filippiinienharlekiiniFinnish
  • Eurylaime de SteereFrench
  • ogrličasta krupnokljunkaCroatian
  • kékszemű ricsókaHungarian
  • Eurilaimo caruncolato di MindanaoItalian
  • Beccolargo caruncolato di MindanaoItalian
  • モンツキヒロハシJapanese
  • baltakaklis filipininis plačiažiotisLithuanian
  • MindanaohapvogelDutch
  • Filipijnse HapvogelDutch
  • mindanaobrednebbNorwegian
  • szerokodziób filipińskiPolish
  • bocarra-de-mindanauPortuguese
  • Очковый рогоклювRussian
  • Филиппинский золотогузый рогоклювRussian
  • loboš hrdzavochvostýSlovak
  • Resasta širokokljunkaSerbian
  • mindanaobrednäbbSwedish
  • นกพญาปากกว้างมินดาเนาThai
  • Mindanao GenişgagasıTurkish
  • рогодзьоб філіпінськийUkrainian
  • 肉垂闊嘴鳥Chinese
  • 肉垂阔嘴鸟Chinese

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Relatives of the wattled broadbill

Other species in the same genus Sarcophanops.

CompareWattled broadbill vs Visayan broadbill

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the wattled broadbill?

An adult wattled broadbill weighs 38.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the wattled broadbill endangered?

The wattled 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 wattled broadbill?

The wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii) belongs to the family Eurylaimidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{wattled_broadbill_2026,
  title = {Wattled broadbill (Sarcophanops steerii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wattled-broadbill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}