''Macrosphenus'' is a genus of

African warbler The African warblers are a newly erected family Macrosphenidae, of songbirds. Most of the species were formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, although one species, the rockrunner, was placed in the babbler family, Timaliidae. ...

s, formerly placed in the family

Sylviidae Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers and a number of babblers formerly placed within the Old World babbler family. They are found in Eurasia and Africa. Taxonomy and systematics The scientific name Sylvi ...

. It is one of two genera in that family known as longbills.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

The genus contains five species: *

Yellow longbill The yellow longbill (''Macrosphenus flavicans'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Desc ...

(''Macrosphenus flavicans'') *

Kemp's longbill Kemp's longbill (''Macrosphenus kempi'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the W ...

(''Macrosphenus kempi'') *

Grey longbill The grey longbill (''Macrosphenus concolor'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory ...

(''Macrosphenus concolor'') *

Pulitzer's longbill Pulitzer's longbill (''Macrosphenus pulitzeri'') is a species of bird. Formerly considered an "Old World warbler" and placed in the family Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to a group of enigmatic African warblers in the family Macrosphen ...

(''Macrosphenus pulitzeri'') *

Kretschmer's longbill Kretschmer's longbill (''Macrosphenus kretschmeri'') is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and ...

(''Macrosphenus kretschmeri'')

Former species

Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus ''Macrosphenus'' including: *

Montane tiny greenbul The montane tiny greenbul (''Phyllastrephus albigula'') is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is endemic to the Usambara and Nguru Mountains in Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane for ...

(as ''Macrosphenus albigula'')

References

Bird genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub