List of Birds of Uganda - Broadbills

Broadbills

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Eurylaimidae

The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds that feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests. There are 15 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Uganda.

  • African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
  • Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis
  • Grauer's Broadbill Pseudocalyptomena graueri

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