Birds of the World

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Genus: Macronyx (8 species)


Rosy-throated Longclaw (Macronyx ameliae) Range: AF: Kenya and Tanzania to Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe, s Mozambique, Swaziland and e South Africa Okavango, Botswana
Photograph by Steve Riall © All Rights Reserved.


Pangani Longclaw (Macronyx aurantiigula) Range: AF: s Somalia to ne Tanzania Tsavo East, Kenya
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Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis) Male Range: AF: s, se Marievale Nature Reserve, South Africa
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Also called as Orange-throated Longclaw. Note male has blacker border around throat and more orange throat.


Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus) Range: AF: Senegal and Gambia to South Sudan and Kenya, s to Angola and South Africa Serengeti, Tanzania
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Abyssinian Longclaw (Macronyx flavicollis) Near Threatened Range: AF: montane w, c Ethiopia Bale Mountains, Ethiopia
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Fuelleborn's Longclaw (Macronyx fuelleborni ascensi) Range: AF: sc Chitunta Plain, Zambia
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Grimwood's Longclaw (Macronyx grimwoodi) Range: AF: sw DR Congo to c Angola and nw Zambia Chitunta Plain, Zambia
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Sharpe's Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei) Endangered Range: AF: w Kenya Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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