African Broadbill Smithornis capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (9)
Murray D. Bruce
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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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 |
Smithornis capensis (Smith, A, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Platyrhynchus capensis
Smith, A, 1839. Ill.Zool.S.Afr., pl.27.
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
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the African Broadbill
