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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:African-Broadbill 2 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|male<br />Photo by {{user|jc122463|jc122463}}<br />Mkuze, [[South Africa]]]] |
+ | '''Alternative name: Delacour's Broadbill''' | ||
;[[:Category:Smithornis|Smithornis]] capensis | ;[[:Category:Smithornis|Smithornis]] capensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | 12-14cm<br /> | + | 12-14cm. A stocky bird with a short tail and a distinctive broad, flat bill.<br /> |
− | *Brownish head and upperparts | + | *Black crown, greyish ear-coverts |
+ | *Brownish head and upperparts, mantle and back with broad black streaks | ||
*Buff underparts streaked black | *Buff underparts streaked black | ||
+ | Females have a grey crown with black streaks (differs with subspecies). | ||
+ | [[Image:African_Broadbill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|female<br />Photo by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/39695/cat/500 Jan Van den Broeck]'''<br />[[St. Lucia]], [[South Africa]]]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Widespread throughout sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | Widespread throughout sub-Saharan [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
'''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
'''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
− | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[ | + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[eSwatini]]<br /> |
+ | Locally common in much of its range but becoming increasingly scarce in some parts. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Nine subspecies are recognised. | Nine subspecies are recognised. | ||
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:*[[South Africa]] (coastal [[Natal]] and southern [[Zululand]]) | :*[[South Africa]] (coastal [[Natal]] and southern [[Zululand]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Broad range of habitats: dense forests, moist montanes and savanna. Also in disturbed areas. Mostly found below 700m, locally up to 2550m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The diet includes insects. | + | The diet includes insects and spiders.<br /> |
+ | Sallies from a perch catching its prey and then returns to the same perch again. | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
− | 2-3 eggs | + | Long breeding season, differs through range. The nest is a bag made of plant fibres, green moss, dead leaves and twigs. It's attached to a thin branch, 1 to 2.5m above the ground in a bush, sapling or small tree. Lays usually 2-3 eggs. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase |
− | # | + | #{{Ref-HBWVol8}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Smithornis+capensis}} | {{GSearch|Smithornis+capensis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Smithornis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Smithornis]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 26 November 2021
Alternative name: Delacour's Broadbill
- Smithornis capensis
Identification
12-14cm. A stocky bird with a short tail and a distinctive broad, flat bill.
- Black crown, greyish ear-coverts
- Brownish head and upperparts, mantle and back with broad black streaks
- Buff underparts streaked black
Females have a grey crown with black streaks (differs with subspecies).
Distribution
Widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eSwatini
Locally common in much of its range but becoming increasingly scarce in some parts.
Taxonomy
Nine subspecies are recognised.
Subspecies[1]
- S. c. delacouri:
- S. c. camarunensis:
- S. c. albigularis:
- S. c. medianus:
- S. c. meinertzhageni:
- S. c. suahelicus:
- South-eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania and north-eastern Mozambique
- S. c. conjunctus:
- Caprivi Strip and middle Zambezi Valley to north-western Mozambique
- S. c. cryptoleucus:
- Southern Malawi and south-eastern Tanzania to north-eastern Transvaal and Mozambique
- S. c. capensis :
- South Africa (coastal Natal and southern Zululand)
Habitat
Broad range of habitats: dense forests, moist montanes and savanna. Also in disturbed areas. Mostly found below 700m, locally up to 2550m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects and spiders.
Sallies from a perch catching its prey and then returns to the same perch again.
Breeding
Long breeding season, differs through range. The nest is a bag made of plant fibres, green moss, dead leaves and twigs. It's attached to a thin branch, 1 to 2.5m above the ground in a bush, sapling or small tree. Lays usually 2-3 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2003. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334504
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Broadbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Broadbill
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.