Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri)

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.

Range (Guide)

Kenya (B), Mozambique (B), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Singly, in pairs, or in parties of 5-6. Also joins mixed species feeding parties with bulbuls, flycatchers, puffbacks and drongos.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) [XC429883]
by Frank Lambert from Amani Mountain Reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (song)

Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) [XC467166]
by Peter Boesman from Amani Mountain Reserve, Tanga, Tanzania (song)

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).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Kretschmers Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) - 4 files

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