Macrosphenus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Sylviidae
Genus: Macrosphenus
Species: M. concolor - M. flavicans - M. kempi - M. kretschmeri - M. pulitzeri

Name

Macrosphenus Cassin, 1859

Reference

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 11 p.41

Macrosphenus is a genus of African warblers, formerly placed in the Sylviidae family. The genus is one of two in that family known as longbills. It contains the following species:

Grey Longbill (Macrosphenus concolor)
Yellow Longbill (Macrosphenus flavicans)
Kemp's Longbill (Macrosphenus kempi)
Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri)
Pulitzer's Longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri)