Smithornis
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Smithornis is a genus of birds in the family Calyptomenidae, the broadbills. The genus comprises three species native to Africa.
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Smithornis | |
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Grey-headed broadbill (Smithornis sharpei) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Calyptomenidae |
Genus: | Smithornis Bonaparte, 1850[1] |
Type species | |
Platyrhynchus capensis[2] A. Smith, 1839 | |
Species | |
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Before 1914 this genus was classified in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae, due to certain similarities.[3][4] Closer examination of the morphology and anatomical features of these birds resulted in their being reclassified in the Eurylaimidae.
It is hypothesized that Smithornis is a monophyletic genus, well separated from other birds in the Eurylaimidae. The differentiation occurred as a result of a division and diversification between Asian and African broadbills.[4]