African Broadbill Smithornis capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (9)
Murray D. Bruce and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Breëbek |
| Catalan | becample de capell |
| Czech | loboš africký |
| Dutch | Kaapse Breedbek |
| English | African Broadbill |
| English (United States) | African Broadbill |
| French | Eurylaime du Cap |
| French (France) | Eurylaime du Cap |
| German | Schwarzscheitel-Breitrachen |
| Icelandic | Skrækbreiðnefja |
| Japanese | アフリカヒロハシ |
| Norwegian | svartkronebrednebb |
| Polish | czapecznik ubogi |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Bocarra-africana |
| Russian | Пёстрый ширококлюв |
| Serbian | Afrička širokokljunka |
| Slovak | pískavec bieloboký |
| Spanish | Eurilaimo Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Eurilaimo africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk brednäbb |
| Turkish | Afrika Genişgagası |
| Ukrainian | Широкодзьоб чорноголовий |
| Zulu | umasikulufu |
Revision Notes
Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Smithornis capensis (Smith, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Platyrhynchus capensis
Smith, 1839. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt. 7, pl.A27.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Natal; restricted to the coastal forests of northern Zululand, Vincent, Bull. Brit. Orn. CL, 55, p. 96.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SMITHORNIS
- capense / capensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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