African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Calyptomenidae
- Genus
- Smithornis
- eBird Code
- afrbro1
Vocalizations
Subspecies (9)
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Smithornis capensis albigularis
Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia, western Tanzania, and northern Malawi
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Smithornis capensis camarunensis
Cameroon to Gabon and Central African Republic
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Smithornis capensis capensis
eastern South Africa (coastal KwaZulu-Natal and northeastern Eastern Cape)
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Smithornis capensis conjunctus
Caprivi Strip and middle Zambezi Valley to northwestern Mozambique
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Smithornis capensis cryptoleucus
southeastern Tanzania and southern Malawi to eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northeastern South Africa, and Eswatini
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Smithornis capensis delacouri
Sierra Leone to Ghana
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Smithornis capensis medianus
central Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
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Smithornis capensis meinertzhageni
highlands of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya
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Smithornis capensis suahelicus
southeastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, and northeastern Mozambique
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.