African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's Broadbills)
- GenusSmithornis (African Broadbills)
- SpeciesSmithornis capensis (African Broadbill)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Histurgops ruficauda
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Broadbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 1% of visitor-days record a African Broadbill sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Broadbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
May has the highest sighting rate for African Broadbill in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.