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Smithornis
Sign in to saveSmithornis is a genus of birds in the family Calyptomenidae, the broadbills. The genus comprises three species native to Africa.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEurylaimidae
Observations recorded10,052
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Eurylaimidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, LSUMZ
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Ghana
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Smithornis is a genus of birds in the family Calyptomenidae, the broadbills. The genus comprises three species native to Africa.
Before 1914 this genus was classified in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, due to certain similarities. Closer examination of the morphology and anatomical features of these birds resulted in their being reclassified in the Eurylaimidae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Smithornis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.