African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis(Smith, A, 1839)
English (US) African Broadbill
The African Broadbill (Smithornis capensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Calyptomenidae (African and Green Broadbills) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Smithornis capensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Broadbill
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Smithornis capensis delacouri
- Smithornis capensis camarunensis
- Smithornis capensis albigularis
- Smithornis capensis meinertzhageni
- Smithornis capensis medianus
- Smithornis capensis suahelicus
- Smithornis capensis cryptoleucus
- Smithornis capensis conjunctus
- Smithornis capensis capensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchus capensis
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1839)
- Type locality
- Natal; restricted to the coastal forests of northern Zululand, Vincent, Bull. Brit. Orn. CL, 55, p. 96.
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.7 pl.27,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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