African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Eurylaimidae
About
The African broadbill, also known as the black-capped broadbill or Delacour's broadbill, is a species of bird in the sub-oscine family Calyptomenidae.
Fun Fact
Male African Broadbills produce their extraordinary advertising call not with their voice but with modified outer wing feathers that vibrate to produce a frog-like trill during circular display flights.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Occurs in the middle stratum of evergreen or lowland forest, dense deciduous thickets or other dense woodland, including riverine gallery forest.
Diet
Feeds exclusively on invertebrates for which it forages on the ground, in the trees and occasionally hawking them in flight.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance
External Data Sources
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