Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis)

Other Names (World)
Cape Longclaw, Orange-throated Longclaw

Family
Motacillidae (Pipits And Wagtails)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland, lowland seasonally wet / flooded grassland. From sea-level - 2,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (41)...)

Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis) [XC636142]
by Lynette Rudman from Makana Local Municipality, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call, song)

Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis) [XC517493]
by Tony Archer from Wakkerstroom \, South Africa (call)

Subspecies
Genus probably closely related to Tmetothylacus and Hemimacronyx. Subspecies stabilior and colletti merged by some authors.

Proposed subspecies latimerae (Eastern Cape) included within colletti.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

stabilior (Linnaeus, 1766) - Zimbabwe (central plateau east to Inyanga Mts) and adjacent Mozambique.
colletti Schou, 1908 - Extreme south-eastern Botswana, eastern South Africa (Northern and central North-west Provinces south to northern eastern Cape), Swaziland and Lesotho.
capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Coastal belt of south-western and southern South Africa.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis) - 10 files

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