Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)
Grey-headed Broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) - HBW 8, p. 83
French: Eurylaime à tête grise
German: Graukopf-Breitrachen
Spanish: Eurilaimo Cabecigrís
Taxonomy: Smithornis sharpei Alexander, 1903, Mount Ysabel, 4000 ft [1220 m], Bioko.
Considered more closely related to S. capensis than is S. rufolateralis. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- zenkeri Reichenow, 1903 - extreme SE Nigeria, W & S Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), N Gabon, NW Congo and SW Central African Republic.
- sharpei Alexander, 1903 - Bioko (Fernando Póo).
- eurylaemus Neumann, 1923 - E Zaire.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male perched.
Locality Mount Kupe, Cameroon (ssp zenkeri)
Nik Borrow 7 April 2008 3 years ago 3.2
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