Longclaws
Macronyx
The longclaws are a genus of small African passerine birds with long tails, which they wag frequently. They are in the same family as the pipits and wagtails.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Yellow-throated Longclaw
speciesMacronyx croceus
Orange-throated Longclaw
speciesMacronyx capensis
Rosy-throated Longclaw
speciesMacronyx ameliae
Pangani Longclaw
speciesMacronyx aurantiigula
Abyssinian Longclaw
speciesMacronyx flavicollis
Sharpe's Longclaw
speciesMacronyx sharpei
Fülleborn's Longclaw
speciesMacronyx fuelleborni
Grimwood's Longclaw
speciesMacronyx grimwoodi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14097.