Macrosphenus
Genus of birds
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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.
| 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 | |
Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species
The genus contains five species:[2]
- Yellow longbill (Macrosphenus flavicans)
- Kemp's longbill (Macrosphenus kempi)
- Grey longbill (Macrosphenus concolor)
- Pulitzer's longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri)
- Kretschmer's longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri)
Former species
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Macrosphenus including:
- Montane tiny greenbul (as Macrosphenus albigula)[3]