Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus)
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Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus (Vieillot, 1816)

47 gWeight

Busiest months: July–August and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, South Africa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–August and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, South Africa

Yellow-throated Longclaw has been recorded at 243 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 24 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Nairobi NPKenya1,154 records
  2. Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya858 records
  3. Lake Mburo NPUganda677 records
More places
  1. Lake Nakuru NPKenya670 records
  2. Maasai Mara NRKenya542 records
  3. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Kasenyi TrackUganda412 records
  4. Macaneta – Wetland, dune forests and coastMozambique373 records
  5. iSimangaliso WP – Eastern ShoresSouth Africa336 records
  6. Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda324 records
  7. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda276 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaUgandaSouth AfricaTanzaniaMozambiqueRwandaGhanaZimbabwe

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

How big is the Yellow-throated Longclaw?

The Yellow-throated Longclaw weighs around 47 g.

Where does the Yellow-throated Longclaw live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to South Sudan and Kenya, south to Angola and South Africa. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-throated Longclaw?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July, August and November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow-throated Longclaw endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-throated Longclaw as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-throated Longclaw eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellow-throated Longclaw in?

It belongs to the family Wagtails, Pipits (Motacillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
47 g
Habitat
Grassland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
93 mm
Tail
76 mm
Bill
20 mm
Tarsus
35 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Senegal and Gambia to South Sudan and Kenya, south to Angola and South Africa

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae
Genus
Macronyx

Other birds in the genus Macronyx

Sharpe's LongclawSharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiAbyssinian LongclawAbyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisFülleborn's LongclawFülleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniCape LongclawCape LongclawMacronyx capensisPangani LongclawPangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaRosy-throated LongclawRosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeGrimwood's LongclawGrimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodiForest WagtailForest WagtailDendronanthus indicusWestern Yellow WagtailWestern Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaEastern Yellow WagtailEastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
Yellow-throated Longclaw

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