#ploughbill

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Wattled Ploughbill (Eulacestoma nigropectus), males, Eulacestomatidae, family Passeriformes, found in New Guinea

photos: Dubi Shapiro, Daniel Wakra, Lev Frid

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Orioloidea superfamily

Which is the best bird?

Long-tailed minivet

Wattled ploughbill

Crested bellbird

Eastern shriketit

Hooded pitohui

Eastern crested berrypecker

Blue-headed vireo

Eastern whipbird

Australian golden whistler

Green shrike-vireo

Black pitohui

Voting ended onDec 28, 2025

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Wattled Ploughbill (Eulacestoma nigropectus), Eulacestomatidae, famille des Passeriformes, présent en Nouvelle-Guinée.

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Animal of the Week: Wattled Ploughbill

Image Credit: Jim Moore

Meet the animal Monday! The Wattled Ploughbill(Eulacestoma nigropectus) is an island dwelling bird from New Guinea! The males have a black chest and belly along with a large wattle while the females are an olive color all throughout and lack the wattle.

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Conservation: Wattled Ploughbill

Image Credit: Markus Lilje

Conservation Tuesday! The Wattled Ploughbill(Eulacestoma nigropectus) is currently listed as Least Concern. Luckily, New Guinea's forest and natural habitats are well preserved and so these little birds can thrive. However, they are still affected by deforestation and invasive animals like rats.

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Info Dump Thursday: Wattled Ploughbill

Image Credit: Chris Wiley

The Wattled Ploughbill(Eulacestoma nigropectus) from New Guinea is part of a monotypic genus and its closest relatives are the sittellas. They mainly feed on insects and are specialized at finding bugs around bamboo. They are skilled at using their beaks to tear at bark on trees or bamboo to find insects underneath.

They only grow up to 5 inches(12-14 cm)!

Wattled Ploughbills are mostly found in the cloud forests up to 10 meters above the ground, making them hard to spot! However, they have a distinctive call to listen for if you're searching for these little guys.

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Support Saturday: Wattled Ploughbill

Image Credit: Brendan Ryan

Fortunately, the Wattled Ploughbill(Eulacestoma nigropectus) is Least Concern, so not much is needed currently to support them. However, you can still help them by not supporting unsustainable logging companies and if you live in New Guinea, by not releasing pets into the wild(you shouldn't do this no matter where you live, actually).

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Fun Fact Friday: Wattled Ploughbill

Image Credit: Dubi Shapiro

Fun Fact! The Wattled Ploughbill(Eulacestoma nigropectus) is monogamous(meaning they mate for life) and both partners care for young. They build cup shaped nests high in the canopy!