Macrosphenus
| Macrosphenus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Kemp's longbill (Macrosphenus kempi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Macrosphenidae |
| Genus: | Macrosphenus Cassin, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Macrosphenus flavicans[1] Cassin, 1859 | |
Macrosphenus is a genus of African warblers, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is one of two genera in that family known as longbills.
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]Extant species
[edit]The genus contains the following five species:[2]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yellow longbill | Macrosphenus flavicans | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania, and Uganda. |
| Kemp's longbill | Macrosphenus kempi | Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. |
 | Grey longbill | Macrosphenus concolor | African tropical rainforest. |
 | Pulitzer's longbill | Macrosphenus pulitzeri | Only in Angola. |
 | Kretschmer's longbill | Macrosphenus kretschmeri | Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. |
Former species
[edit]Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Macrosphenus including:
- Montane tiny greenbul (as Macrosphenus albigula)[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Macrosphenidae". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ↑ "Wren-babblers, crombecs, bush warblers, Streaked Scrub Warbler, yellow flycatchers & hylias « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Archived from the original on 2017-05-29. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "Phyllastrephus albigula - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
