Sharpe's Longclaw - BirdForum Opus

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Image by Jan Bisschop
South Kinangop Plateau, Kenya, July 2002

Alternative name: Sharpe's Pipit; Kenyan Yellowbreasted Pipit

Macronyx sharpei

Distribution

Endemic to Kenya.

Taxonomy

Generic placement has been unclear. Placed by some authorities in Anthus, by others in Hemimacronyx [3].

Subspecies

Clements regards this as a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Grassy highlands.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. Avibase

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sharpe's Longclaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sharpe%27s_Longclaw

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