• Synonyms Delacour's Broadbill, Black-capped Broadbill
  • Old latin name for bird Platyrhynchus capensis

African Broadbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Languy
    Sierra Leone
  • 3.
    Call, male, © Daniel Danckwerts
    Zambia
  • 4.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Niall Perrins
    Mozambique
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see African Broadbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

African Broadbill subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Smithornis capensis albigularisw Angola to Tanzania s to Zambia and Malawi-No
Smithornis capensis camarunensisCameroon, Gabon and Central African Republic-No
Smithornis capensis capensise South Africa-No
Smithornis capensis conjunctusne Namibia to s Zambia and nw Mozambique-No
Smithornis capensis cryptoleucuse Zimbabwe to sw Tanzania to s Mozambique and ne South Africa-No
Smithornis capensis delacouriSierra Leone to Ghana-No
Smithornis capensis medianusc Kenya and ne Tanzania-No
Smithornis capensis meinertzhagenine DR Congo to w Kenya-No
Smithornis capensis suahelicusse Kenya, e Tanzania and ne Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBreëbek, Breëbek (Afrikaanse Breëbek)
Catalanbecample de casquet
Chinese非洲阔嘴鸟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲闊嘴鳥
Croatiancrnokapa krupnokljunka
Czechkalyptomena africká, Loboš africký
DanishAfrobrednæb
DutchKaapse Breedbek
EsperantoKaba smitornito
Estonianvõsa-lainokk
Finnishafrikanharlekiini
FrenchSmithornis à gros bec, Eurylaime du Cap, Smithornis du Cap, Eurylaime à tête noire
GermanSchwarzscheitel Breitrachen, Kap-Breitrachen, Kapbreitrachen, Kap Breitrachen, Schwarzscheitel-Breitrachen
Hungariankanalas ricsóka
IcelandicSkrækbreiðnefja
ItalianBeccolargo africano, Becco largo, Eurilaimo del Capo
Japaneseアフリカヒロハシ
Lithuanianafrikinis plačiažiotis
Norwegiansvartkronebrednebb
Norwegian NynorskSvartkronebreinebb
Polishszerokodziób ubogi, czapecznik ubogi
Portuguesebocarra-africana
RussianЧерноголовый пестробрюхий рогоклюв, Капский ширококлюв, Пёстрый ширококлюв
SerbianAfrička širokokljunka
Slovakpískavec bieloboký
SpanishPico Ancho Africano, Eurilaimo africano
SwahiliKijogoo-shamba, Bandabanda
Swedishafrikansk brednäbb
TurkishAfrika Genişgagası
Ukrainianширокодзьоб чорноголовий