African Broadbill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsDelacour's Broadbill, Black-capped Broadbill
Old latin name for birdPlatyrhynchus capensis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyAfrican & Green Broadbills / Calyptomenidae
GenusSmithornis
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

African Broadbill bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Display, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 2.
    Flight call, male, song, © Jacek Betleja
    Uganda
  • 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

Related species

Where to see African Broadbill

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

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBreëbek (Afrikaanse Breëbek), Breëbek
Catalanbecample de casquet
Chinese非洲阔嘴鸟
Chinese (Traditional)非洲闊嘴鳥
Croatiancrnokapa krupnokljunka
Czechloboš africký
DanishAfrobrednæb
DutchKaapse Breedbek
EsperantoKaba smitornito
Estonianvõsa-lainokk
Finnishafrikanharlekiini
FrenchSmithornis du Cap, Eurylaime à tête noire, Smithornis à gros bec, Eurylaime du Cap
GermanKap Breitrachen, Schwarzscheitel Breitrachen, Kapbreitrachen, Kap-Breitrachen, Schwarzscheitel-Breitrachen
Hungariankanalas ricsóka
IcelandicSkrækbreiðnefja
ItalianBeccolargo africano, Eurilaimo del Capo, Becco largo
Japaneseアフリカヒロハシ
Lithuanianafrikinis plačiažiotis
NorwegianSvartkronebrednebb, svartkronebrednebb
Norwegian NynorskSvartkronebreinebb
Polishczapecznik ubogi, szerokodziób ubogi
Portuguesebocarra-de-coroa-preta, bocarra-africana
RussianПёстрый ширококлюв, Черноголовый пестробрюхий рогоклюв, Капский ширококлюв
SerbianAfrička širokokljunka
Slovakpískavec bieloboký
SpanishEurilaimo africano, Pico Ancho Africano
SwahiliBandabanda, Kijogoo-shamba
Swedishafrikansk brednäbb
TurkishAfrika Genişgagası
Ukrainianширокодзьоб чорноголовий