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 Extant species The genus contains the following five species: 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 Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Macrosphenus including: Montane tiny greenbul (as Macrosphenus albigula)
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