Abyssinian longclaw
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| Abyssinian longclaw | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Macronyx |
| Species: | M. flavicollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macronyx flavicollis Rüppell, 1840
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The Abyssinian longclaw (Macronyx flavicollis) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The bird's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland of the Ethiopian Highlands, and arable land.
The Abyssinian longclaw is very similar in both appearance and behavior to the yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) of other parts of Africa. It is a common grassland bird of the western and south eastern Ethiopian Highlands, except in the extreme north where it does not occur.
Threats
[edit | edit source]It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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