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Cape longclaw

Cape longclaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Macronyx
Species:
M. capensis
Binomial name
Macronyx capensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms

Alauda capensis Linnaeus, 1766

The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails.[2] It occurs in Southern Africa in Zimbabwe and southern and eastern South Africa. This species is found in coastal and mountain grassland, often near water.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Macronyx capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718414A94579469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718414A94579469.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Newman, Vanessa (2010). Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Pippa Parker. p. 328. ISBN 9781770078765.

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