Hun © Catherine McFadden
Han © Catherine McFadden
Hun © Catherine McFadden
© Catherine McFadden
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Hun © James Lambert

Visayan Broadbill Sarcophanops samarensis

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Identification

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A medium-sized bird 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, and a reddish rump and tail. 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!”

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