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 LC    Grey-headed Broadbill* Id (Atlas):
    Smithornis sharpei

Description (6)
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Other Names (World)
Grey-headed Broadbill, Gray-headed Broadbill

Family
Calyptomenidae (African And Green Broadbills)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Alexander, 1903

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 100 - 1,950 m.

Range (Guide)
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

 
Grey-headed Broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) [XC407499]
     by id from Woteva Forest, Cameroon (non-vocal sound)

Subspecies
Considered more closely related to African Broadbill (Smithornis capensis) than is Rufous-sided Broadbill (Smithornis rufolateralis).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • zenkeri Reichenow, 1903   -  Extreme south-eastern Nigeria, western and southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), northern Gabon, north-western Congo and south-western Central African Republic.
  • sharpei Alexander, 1903   -  Bioko (Fernando Po).
  • eurylaemus Neumann, 1923   -  Eastern Zaire.



References
See References.


Files:
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