How big is a Kretschmer's Longbill?

The Kretschmer's Longbill is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.

Where can you see a Kretschmer's Longbill?

The Kretschmer's Longbill occurs in 2 countries, including Tanzania and Mozambique.

What does a Kretschmer's Longbill sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Kretschmer's Longbill on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Kretschmer's Longbill?

The Kretschmer's Longbill is most easily confused with the Pulitzer's Longbill, the Kemp's Longbill and the Yellow Longbill.

Is the Kretschmer's Longbill endangered?

The Kretschmer's Longbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Kretschmer's Longbill

Macrosphenus kretschmeri

Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) is a legendary longbills, crombecs, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 20 g. Kretschmer's longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebratesforest20 g

Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Mikael Bauer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Mikael Bauer · cc-by

Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri), photo 2 — Photo: Mikael Bauer · CC BY 4.0

About the Kretschmer's Longbill

Kretschmer's longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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What the Kretschmer's Longbill sounds like

Recording: Kileo Jumah · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Tanzania Mozambique

When to see it

Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Kretschmer's Longbill look like?: Kretschmer's longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae.
How big is a Kretschmer's Longbill?: The Kretschmer's Longbill is a small sized bird weighing about 20 g.
Where can you see a Kretschmer's Longbill?: The Kretschmer's Longbill occurs in 2 countries, including Tanzania and Mozambique.
What does a Kretschmer's Longbill sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Kretschmer's Longbill on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Kretschmer's Longbill?: The Kretschmer's Longbill is most easily confused with the Pulitzer's Longbill, the Kemp's Longbill and the Yellow Longbill.
Is the Kretschmer's Longbill endangered?: The Kretschmer's Longbill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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