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Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calyptomenidae
Genus: Smithornis
Scientific: Smithornis capensis
Citation: (Smith, A, 1839)
Reference: Ill.Zool.S.Afr. pl.27
Protonym: Platyrhynchus capensis
Avibase ID: 9EE216F9B970659F
Short link: https://avibase.ca/9EE216F9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563038
Geographic range:
Smithornis capensis capensis : eastern South Africa (coastal KwaZulu-Natal and northeastern Eastern Cape)
Smithornis capensis delacouri : Sierra Leone to Ghana
Smithornis capensis camarunensis : Cameroon to Gabon and C African Republic
Smithornis capensis medianus : C Kenya and ne Tanzania
Smithornis capensis suahelicus : SE Kenya, e Tanzania and ne Mozambique
Smithornis capensis meinertzhageni : Highlands of ne Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and w Kenya
Smithornis capensis albigularis : Angola to Democratic Republic of the Congo, n Zambia, w Tanzania and n Malawi
Smithornis capensis conjunctus : Caprivi Strip and middle Zambezi Valley to nw Mozambique
Smithornis capensis cryptoleucus : southeastern Tanzania and southern Malawi to eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, northeastern South Africa, and Swaziland
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Source: Clements checklist
English: African Broadbill
Czech: loboš africký
German: Schwarzscheitel-Breitrachen
Danish: Afrobrednæb
Spanish: Eurilaimo Africano
Finnish: afrikanharlekiini
French: Eurylaime du Cap
Icelandic: Skrækbreiðnefja
Italian: Beccolargo africano
Japanese: afurikahirohashi
Japanese: アフリカヒロハシ
Dutch: Kaapse Breedbek
Norwegian: Svartkronebrednebb
Polish: szerokodziób ubogi
Portuguese: Bocarra-africana
Russian: Капский ширококлюв
Slovak: pískavec bieloboký
Swedish: afrikansk brednäbb
Chinese: 非洲阔嘴鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Eurylaime du Cap ( Smithornis capensis )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Eurylaime du Cap ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 1st edition: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 3rd edition: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 4th edition: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements, version 2015: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements, version 2016: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements, version 2017: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Clements, version 2018: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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eBird version 1.50: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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eBird version 1.52: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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eBird version 2015: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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eBird version 2016: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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eBird version 2017: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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eBird version 2018: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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James Lee Peters: Smithornis capensis
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James Lee Peters (original): Smithornis capensis
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Smithornis capensis
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): African Broadbill ( Smithornis capensis )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Smithornis capensis
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Smithornis capensis
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Breëbek, Breëbek (Afrikaanse Breëbek)Catalan: becample de casquetCzech: Loboš africkýDanish: AfrobrednæbGerman: Kap Breitrachen, Kapbreitrachen, Kap-Breitrachen, Schwarzscheitel Breitrachen, Schwarzscheitel-BreitrachenEnglish: African Broadbill, Black-capped Broadbill, Delacour's BroadbillEnglish (IOC): African BroadbillEnglish (Kenya): African BroadbillSpanish: Eurilaimo Africano, Pico Ancho AfricanoSpanish (Spain): Eurilaimo AfricanoSpanish (HBW): African BroadbillEstonian: võsa-lainokkFinnish: AfrikanharlekiiniFrench: Eurylaime à tête noire, Eurylaime du Cap, Smithornis à gros becHungarian: kanalas ricsókaIcelandic: SkrækbreiðnefjaItalian: Becco largo, Beccolargo africano, Eurilaimo del CapoJapanese: afurikahirohashiJapanese: アフリカヒロハシLatin: Platyrhynchus capensis, Smithornis capensis, Smithornis capensis capensisLithuanian: Afrikinis plačiažiotisDutch: Kaapse BreedbekNorwegian Nynorsk: SvartkronebreinebbNorwegian: SvartkronebrednebbPolish: czapecznik ubogi, szerokodziób ubogiPortuguese: Bocarra-africanaRussian: Капский ширококлюв, Черноголовый пестробрюхий рогоклювSlovak: pískavec bielobokýSerbian: Afrička širokokljunkaSwedish: Afrikansk brednäbbSwahili: Bandabanda, Kijogoo-shambaUkrainian: Широкодзьоб чорноголовийChinese: 非洲阔嘴鸟Chinese (Traditional): 非洲闊嘴鳥