Abyssinian Longclaw
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| Abyssinian Longclaw | |
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| Mt Geshe, Ethiopia | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Macronyx |
| Species: | M. flavicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Macronyx flavicollis Rüppell, 1840 |
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The Abyssinian Longclaw, Macronyx flavicollis, is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia.
[edit] Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland 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 highlands of Ethiopia except in the extreme north where it does not occur.
[edit] Threats
It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Macronyx flavicollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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