Broadbills (Eurylaimidae)
Rufous-sided Broadbill (Smithornis rufolateralis) - HBW 8, p. 84
French: Eurylaime à flancs roux
German: Weißbinden-Breitrachen
Spanish: Eurilaimo Flanquirrojo
Other common names: Red/Red-sided Broadbill
Taxonomy: Smithornis rufolateralis G. R. Gray, 1864, Ghana.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with S. capensis, but latter probably more closely related to S. sharpei. Races very similar, budongoensis possibly not tenable. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufolateralis G. R. Gray, 1864 - E Sierra Leone E to W Zaire, S to SW Congo and N Angola (Cabinda).
- budongoensis van Someren, 1921 - EC & NE Zaire and W Uganda.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male on a branch displaying, showing the white back Locality Kaniyo Pabidi, Budongo Forest, Uganda (ssp budongoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2006 5 years ago 40 sec 3.8 -
A male on a branch, displaying Locality Kaniyo Pabidi, Budongo Forest, Uganda (ssp budongoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2006 5 years ago 48 sec 3.6 -
A bird perched on a branch then flying away Locality Kaniyo Pabidi, Budongo Forest, Uganda (ssp budongoensis)
Keith Blomerley 8 August 2002 5 years ago 12 sec 3.5 -
A male on a branch and flying away Locality Kaniyo Pabidi, Budongo Forest, Uganda (ssp budongoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 August 2006 5 years ago 28 sec 3.4
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A bird perched
Locality Ankasa-Nini National Park, Western Region, Ghana
Chris and Megan Perkins 27 February 2011 38 weeks ago 3.1 -
A displaying male perched on a twig
Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana (ssp rufolateralis)
Ian Fulton 3 March 2009 2 years ago 3 -
A displaying male perched on a twig
Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana (ssp rufolateralis)
Ian Fulton 3 March 2009 2 years ago 2.8
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