African Broadbill

African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Kafue National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
16 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Broadbill in Kafue National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a African Broadbill sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Broadbill in Kafue National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for African Broadbill in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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