African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis - Eurylaime du Cap

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Calyptomenidés
Genus
:
Smithornis
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1839

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 20 à 31 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

African Broadbill (Smithornis capensis) is a species of bird in the Calyptomenidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Smithornis capensis capensis (e South Africa)
Smithornis capensis delacouri (Sierra Leone to Ghana)
Smithornis capensis camarunensis (Cameroon, Gabon and Central African Republic)
Smithornis capensis albigularis (w Angola to Tanzania south to Zambia and Malawi)
Smithornis capensis meinertzhageni (ne DRCongo to w Kenya)
Smithornis capensis medianus (c Kenya and ne Tanzania)
Smithornis capensis suahelicus (se Kenya, e Tanzania and ne Mozambique)
Smithornis capensis cryptoleucus (e Zimbabwe to sw Tanzania to s Mozambique and ne South Africa)
Smithornis capensis conjunctus (ne Namibia to s Zambia and nw Mozambique)

Foreign names

Eurylaime du Cap,
Eurilaimo africano,
bocarra-de-coroa-preta,
Schwarzscheitel-Breitrachen,
kanalas ricsóka,
Kaapse Breedbek,
Beccolargo africano,
afrikansk brednäbb,
Svartkronebrednebb,
pískavec bieloboký,
loboš africký,
Afrobrednæb,
afrikanharlekiini,
Breëbek (Afrikaanse Breëbek),
becample de casquet,
czapecznik ubogi,
Черноголовый пестробрюхий рогоклюв,
アフリカヒロハシ,
非洲阔嘴鸟,
非洲闊嘴鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations