diff --git a/src/libclang/debug_helper.cpp b/src/libclang/debug_helper.cpp
index 5b56e56..4b38029 100644
--- a/src/libclang/debug_helper.cpp
+++ b/src/libclang/debug_helper.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ detail::cxstring detail::get_display_name(const CXCursor& cur) noexcept
     return cxstring(clang_getCursorDisplayName(cur));
 }
 
+detail::cxstring detail::get_cursor_kind_spelling(const CXCursor& cur) noexcept
+{
+    return cxstring(clang_getCursorKindSpelling(clang_getCursorKind(cur)));
+}
+
 namespace
 {
     std::mutex mtx;
diff --git a/src/libclang/debug_helper.hpp b/src/libclang/debug_helper.hpp
index 8c1d99d..36479aa 100644
--- a/src/libclang/debug_helper.hpp
+++ b/src/libclang/debug_helper.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace cppast
     {
         cxstring get_display_name(const CXCursor& cur) noexcept;
 
+        cxstring get_cursor_kind_spelling(const CXCursor& cur) noexcept;
+
         void print_cursor_info(const CXCursor& cur) noexcept;
 
         void print_tokens(const cxtranslation_unit& tu, const CXFile& file,
diff --git a/src/libclang/parse_error.hpp b/src/libclang/parse_error.hpp
index 6dddc33..483ceec 100644
--- a/src/libclang/parse_error.hpp
+++ b/src/libclang/parse_error.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ namespace cppast
 {
     namespace detail
     {
+        inline source_location make_location(const CXCursor& cur)
+        {
+            return source_location::make(get_display_name(cur).c_str());
+        }
+
         // thrown on a parsing error
         // not meant to escape to the user
         class parse_error : public std::logic_error
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ namespace cppast
             }
 
             parse_error(const CXCursor& cur, std::string message)
-            : parse_error(source_location::make(get_display_name(cur).c_str()), std::move(message))
+            : parse_error(make_location(cur), std::move(message))
             {
             }
 
diff --git a/src/libclang/parse_functions.cpp b/src/libclang/parse_functions.cpp
index 99eb48f..1a1a3c1 100644
--- a/src/libclang/parse_functions.cpp
+++ b/src/libclang/parse_functions.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<cpp_entity> detail::parse_entity(const detail::parse_context& co
         break;
     }
 
+    auto msg = format("unhandled cursor of kind '", get_cursor_kind_spelling(cur).c_str(), "'");
+    context.logger->log("libclang parser",
+                        diagnostic{std::move(msg), make_location(cur), severity::warning});
+
     return nullptr;
 }
 catch (parse_error& ex)