Other Names (World)
Kretschmer's Longbill, Kretschmer's Bulbul/Greenbul
Family
Macrosphenidae (Crombecs And Allies)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow & Neumann, 1895)
Habitat
Dense, tangled cover from undergrowth to mid-stratum under tall trees in the interior of lowland and intermediate forest, and in forest edge and coastal thickets. From sea-level - 1,800 m.
Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) [XC763282]
by isaac kilusu from Amani nature reserve, East Usambara,Tanga, Tanzania (call)
Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) [XC763286]
by isaac kilusu from Amani nature reserve, East Usambara,Tanga, Tanzania (call)
Subspecies
Relationships obscure. Originally considered to be a greenbul (Pycnonotidae) and was assigned to a monotypic genus, Suaheliornis. Although placed by some authors in the superspecies formed by Grey Longbill (Macrosphenus concolor) and Pulitzer's Longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri), its larger size, longer tail and stouter bill set it apart from all of its current congeners.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
kretschmeri (Reichenow & Neumann, 1895) - North-eastern and eastern Tanzania: Mt Kilimanjaro, Moshi, and from Usambaras and Ngurus south to Ulugurus and Udzungwas (in Mwahihana and Magombera Forests), and on coast in forests of Kiono, Pugu, Kazimzumbwe and Kiwengome.
griseiceps Grote, 1911 - South-eastern Tanzania (Mikandani) and northern Mozambique (Netia).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet