African Broadbills
Smithornis
Smithornis is a genus of birds in the family Calyptomenidae, the broadbills. The genus comprises three species native to Africa.
Before 1914 this genus was classified in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, due to certain similarities. Closer examination of the morphology and anatomical features of these birds resulted in their being reclassified in the Eurylaimidae.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
African Broadbill
speciesSmithornis capensis
Rufous-sided Broadbill
speciesSmithornis rufolateralis
Gray-headed Broadbill
speciesSmithornis sharpei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8953.