Pangani Longclaw - BirdForum Opus

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Macronyx aurantiigula

Photo by megan perkins
Tsavo East, Kenya May 2006

Identification

• Yellowish-buff flanks
• Orange-yellow throat.

Frontal view showing variation in intensity of throat colour.
Photo © by THE_FERN. Tsavo West National Park Kenya, November 2021

Distribution

Eastern Africa: found in southern Somalia, Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Clements regards this as a monotypic species [1].

Habitat

Arid open grassland.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Kenya Birds

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Pangani Longclaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pangani_Longclaw

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