Pulitzer's longbill

Macrosphenus pulitzeri

The Pulitzer's longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri) is a bird found in Angola. Found in Angola. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Macrosphenus pulitzeri
Region	Africa
Found in	Angola

🏡 Where the Pulitzer's longbill lives

Found in Angola.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 12 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Derek Engelbrecht (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC687282. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Pulitzer's longbill

Where does the Pulitzer's longbill live?

The Pulitzer's longbill lives in Angola. Found in Angola.

What does the Pulitzer's longbill eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Pulitzer's longbill endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.