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 Nyungwe National Park
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a African Broadbill sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Broadbill in Nyungwe National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for African Broadbill in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.