Macrosphenus | |
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Kemp's longbill (Macrosphenus kempi) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Macrosphenidae |
Genus: |
Macrosphenus Cassin, 1859 |
Type species | |
Macrosphenus flavicans
[1] Cassin, 1859
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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.
The genus contains five species: [2]
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Macrosphenus including: