Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Wagtails and Pipits :: Orange-throated Longclaw

Orange-throated Longclaw Macronyx capensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Cape Longclaw
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

South Africa - Oct, 2001 © Harold Stiver  Marievale, Gauteng, South Africa - Oct, 2004 © Charlie Moores  Marievale, Gauteng, South Africa - Oct, 2004 © Charlie Moores 
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Range

Se. and s. Africa;
Two populations;
(1) Namibia and w. South Africa (w. Cape Province).
(2) Ex. se. Botswana, ex. s. Mozambique, and South Africa (w. and s. Transvaal, Swaziland, Natal, Orange Free State, Losotho, c. and n. Cape Province).
(3) E. Zimbabwe.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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