Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ForestSmall · 20 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: avocat · CC BY 4.0

Kretschmer's Longbill (Macrosphenus kretschmeri), photo 3 — Photo: Mikael Bauer · CC BY 4.0

What the Kretschmer's Longbill sounds like

Sonogram of the Kretschmer's Longbill: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Kileo Jumah · Song · Amani nature reserve, East Usambara,Tanga, Tanzania · CC0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Kretschmer's Longbill

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Kretschmer's Longbill

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Tanzania Mozambique

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.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Pulitzer's LongbillMacrosphenus pulitzeriPulitzer's longbill is a species of bird. Kemp's LongbillMacrosphenus kempiKemp's longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the family Macrosphenidae.

Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicansThe yellow longbill, on average, measures 13 cm from bill to tail and weighs 11-16g.

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