Passeriformes / Calyptomenidae / Smithornis

African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Smithornis capensis albigularis

Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Zambia, western Tanzania, and northern Malawi
Smithornis capensis camarunensis

Cameroon to Gabon and Central African Republic
Smithornis capensis capensis

eastern South Africa (coastal KwaZulu-Natal and northeastern Eastern Cape)
Smithornis capensis conjunctus

Caprivi Strip and middle Zambezi Valley to northwestern Mozambique
Smithornis capensis cryptoleucus

southeastern Tanzania and southern Malawi to eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northeastern South Africa, and Eswatini
Smithornis capensis delacouri

Sierra Leone to Ghana
Smithornis capensis medianus

central Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
Smithornis capensis meinertzhageni

highlands of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and western Kenya
Smithornis capensis suahelicus

southeastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, and northeastern Mozambique

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.