Pulitzer's longbill

Pulitzer's longbill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Macrosphenidae
Genus: Macrosphenus
Species: M. pulitzeri
Binomial name
Macrosphenus pulitzeri
Boulton, 1931

Pulitzer's longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri) is a species of bird. Formerly considered an "Old World warbler" and placed in the family Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to a group of enigmatic African warblers in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found only in Angola.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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