African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEurylaimidae (Asian and Grauer's Broadbills)
- GenusSmithornis (African Broadbills)
- SpeciesSmithornis capensis (African Broadbill)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a African Broadbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Rufous-sided Broadbill
Smithornis rufolateralis
Grauer's Broadbill
Pseudocalyptomena graueri
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
📅 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 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 18 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 20 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 21 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a African Broadbill in Virunga National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a African Broadbill sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 175 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Broadbill in Virunga National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for African Broadbill in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.