Kemp's Longbill
Macrosphenus kempi(Sharpe, RB, 1905)
English (US) Kemp's Longbill
The Kemp's Longbill (Macrosphenus kempi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Macrosphenidae (Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Macrosphenus kempi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Kemp's Longbill
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1905)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Macrosphenus kempi kempi
- Macrosphenus kempi flammeus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Amaurocichla kempi
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1905)
- Type locality
- Bo, Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 15 p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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