Grey-headed broadbill
Smithornis sharpei Alexander, 1903
The grey-headed broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) is a species in the family Calyptomenidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 37.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the grey-headed broadbill
- Weight
- 37.5 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
- 2src 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 grey-headed broadbill live?
Not recorded
What is the grey-headed broadbill?
The grey-headed broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae.
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Is the grey-headed broadbill endangered?
The grey-headed 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 grey-headed broadbill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCalyptomenidae
- genusSmithornis
- SpeciesSmithornis sharpei Alexander, 1903
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- GHBREnglish
- Gray-headed broadbillEnglish
- عريض المنقار رمادي الرأسArabic
- becample capgrísCatalan
- loboš šedohlavýCzech
- kalyptomena šedohlaváCzech
- llydanbig bochlwydWelsh
- Gråhovedet BrednæbDanish
- GraukopfbreitrachenGerman
- Graukopf-BreitrachenGerman
- grizkapa eŭrilajmoEsperanto
- Eurilaimo cabecigrísSpanish
- hallpea-lainokkEstonian
- harmaapääharlekiiniFinnish
- Eurylaime à tête griseFrench
- Smithornis à tête griseFrench
- sivoglava krupnokljunkaCroatian
- kameruni ricsókaHungarian
- Beccolargo testagrigiaItalian
- Beccolargo africano testagrigiaItalian
- ハイガシラアフリカヒロハシJapanese
- pilkagalvis plačiažiotisLithuanian
- GrijskopbreedbekDutch
- gråhodebrednebbNorwegian
- czapecznik ciemnyPolish
- bocarra-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
- Сероголовый ширококлювRussian
- Рыжегрудый пестробрюхий рогоклювRussian
- pískavec sivohlavýSlovak
- Sivoglava širokokljunkaSerbian
- gråhuvad brednäbbSwedish
- Gri Başlı GenişgagaTurkish
- широкодзьоб сіроголовийUkrainian
- 灰头阔嘴鸟Chinese
- 灰頭闊嘴鳥Chinese
Relatives of the grey-headed broadbill
Other species in the same genus Smithornis.
African broadbill
Smithornis capensis
Rufous-sided broadbill
Smithornis rufolateralis
CompareGrey-headed broadbill vs African broadbillGrey-headed broadbill vs Rufous-sided broadbill
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the grey-headed broadbill?
An adult grey-headed broadbill weighs 37.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the grey-headed broadbill endangered?
The grey-headed 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 grey-headed broadbill?
The grey-headed broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) 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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