Cape Longclaw

Macronyx capensis - Sentinelle du Cap

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Motacillidés
Genus
:
Macronyx
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 21 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 40 à 55 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Macronyx capensis capensis (sw and s South Africa)
Macronyx capensis colletti (se Botswana and Zimbabwe to Mozambique and e South Africa)

Foreign names

Sentinelle du Cap,
Bisbita de El Cabo,
sentinela-de-garganta-laranja,
Kappieper,
nagy sarkantyúspityer,
Kaapse Langklauw,
Unghialunga del Capo,
orangestrupig sporrpiplärka,
Ildpiplerke,
ľabtuška oranžová,
linduškovec kapský,
Kapsporepiber,
tulikurkkuvästäräkki,
Oranjekeelkalkoentjie,
piula d'esperons del Cap,
szponnik rudobrewy,
Капский скворцовый конёк,
アカノドツメナガタヒバリ,
橙喉长爪鹡鸰,
orangestrupig piplärka,
橙喉長爪鶺鴒,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland