African broadbill
Smithornis capensis (A. Smith, 1839)
The African broadbill (Smithornis capensis) is a species in the family Calyptomenidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 23 g to 23.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the African broadbill
- Weight
- 23 g – 23.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the African broadbill live?
Not recorded
What is the African broadbill?
The African broadbill (Smithornis capensis), also known as the black-capped broadbill or Delacour's broadbill, is a species of bird in the suboscine family Calyptomenidae.
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Is the African broadbill endangered?
The African broadbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the African broadbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCalyptomenidae
- genusSmithornis
- SpeciesSmithornis capensis (A. Smith, 1839)
Synonyms Platyrhynchus capensis, Platyrynchus capensis
Other names and names in other languages (37)
- AFBREnglish
- Breëbek (Afrikaanse Breëbek)Afrikaans
- عريض المنقار الإفريقيArabic
- becample de casquetCatalan
- loboš africkýCzech
- kalyptomena africkáCzech
- llydanbig AffricaWelsh
- AfrobrednæbDanish
- KapbreitrachenGerman
- Kap-BreitrachenGerman
- Schwarzscheitel-BreitrachenGerman
- nigraĉapa eŭrilajmoEsperanto
- Eurilaimo africanoSpanish
- võsa-lainokkEstonian
- afrikanharlekiiniFinnish
- Eurylaime du CapFrench
- Smithornis du CapFrench
- crnokapa krupnokljunkaCroatian
- kanalas ricsókaHungarian
- Beccolargo africanoItalian
- アフリカヒロハシJapanese
- afrikinis plačiažiotisLithuanian
- Kaapse BreedbekDutch
- svartkronebrednebbNorwegian
- czapecznik ubogiPolish
- bocarra-africanaPortuguese
- bocarra-de-coroa-pretaPortuguese
- Пёстрый ширококлювRussian
- Черноголовый пестробрюхий рогоклювRussian
- Черноголовый пестрогрудый рогоклювRussian
- pískavec bielobokýSlovak
- Afrička širokokljunkaSerbian
- afrikansk brednäbbSwedish
- Afrika GenişgagasıTurkish
- широкодзьоб чорноголовийUkrainian
- 非洲闊嘴鳥Chinese
- 非洲阔嘴鸟Chinese
Relatives of the African broadbill
Other species in the same genus Smithornis.
Rufous-sided broadbill
Smithornis rufolateralis
Grey-headed broadbill
Smithornis sharpei
CompareAfrican broadbill vs Rufous-sided broadbillAfrican broadbill vs Grey-headed broadbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the African broadbill?
An adult African broadbill weighs 23 g – 23.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the African broadbill endangered?
The African broadbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the African broadbill?
The African broadbill (Smithornis capensis) belongs to the family Calyptomenidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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