Grauer's Broadbill
Pseudocalyptomena graueri
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyEurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's Broadbills)
- GenusPseudocalyptomena
- SpeciesPseudocalyptomena graueri (Grauer's Broadbill)
About the Grauer's Broadbill
Grauer's broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri), also known as the African green broadbill, is a species of bird in the family Eurylaimidae, and is monotypic within the genus Pseudocalyptomena. Its name commemorates the German zoologist Rudolf Grauer who collected natural history specimens in the Belgian Congo.
Baron Walter Rothschild, who described this species, considered it to be a flycatcher only superficially similar to the Asian broadbills of the genus Calyptomena, hence the name pseudo- or "false" Calyptomena. It is currently regarded as an actual broadbill, one of only a few African representatives of a primarily Asian family.
It is bright green with a blue throat and vent and a small bill, quite unlike those of other broadbill species. Adults have finely black-streaked buff crowns and narrow black eyestripes. It occurs in tropical moist montane forest, and is endemic to the Albertine Rift Mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. In Uganda it is a rare resident at 2,100 to 2,200 metres in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Density is probably less than one individual per km2.
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Recent sightings of Grauer's Broadbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grauer's Broadbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grauer's Broadbill sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 214 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Grauer's Broadbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Grauer's Broadbill in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.