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Macrosphenus
Genus of birds From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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]
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References
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