Abyssinian longclaw

Abyssinian longclaw
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Macronyx
Species:
M. flavicollis
Binomial name
Macronyx flavicollis
Rüppell, 1840

The Abyssinian longclaw (Macronyx flavicollis) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.

Characteristics

Abyssinian longclaws are typically brown to black colored on their back, and there are white marks on the tail that are only visible during flight. On the neck and the supercilium (a stripe of plumage on the head) it is saffron colored.[2] Around the base of the neck there is a black band described as a "necklace".[3] Sometimes the necklace can present as a narrow collection of spots around the neck as well.[2] The rest of the body varies in color but usually has black stripes.[2] The normal length for the Abyssinian longclaw is around 20 cm (7.9 in).[4]

Reproduction

The Abyssinian longclaw typically breeds between the months of June and August. When laying eggs, they tend to return to a nest they have built and lay between two to four eggs at a time.[5]

Habitat

The bird's natural habitat is in the wet grasslands of Ethiopia.[3] It lives in subtropical to tropical areas of high altitudes.[4]

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 Ethiopian Highlands, except in the extreme north where it does not occur.

Conservation

The IUCN Red List categorizes the Abyssinian longclaw as "Near Threatened".[5] The area that the bird tends to live in is 453,000 km2 (175,000 sq mi) large, and its frequency was described during a 1995 survey as "widespread" but "uncommon".[5] The area of the Bale Mountains which Abyssinian longclaws live in has been undergoing habitat loss and degradation of the environment, which has led to the suspicion that the population of the birds is decreasing accordingly. Studies on the population trend are limited and there has been no direct count of the quantity of individuals.[5]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2025). "Macronyx flavicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2025 e.T22718419A268551490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T22718419A268551490.en.
  2. ^ a b c Redman, Nigel; Stevenson, Terry; Fanshawe, John (11 May 2009). Birds of the Horn of Africa | Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra. A & C Black. p. 294. ISBN 9780713665413.
  3. ^ a b Spencer, Andrew. "Abyssinian longclaw | Macronyx flavicollis". eBird. Cornell University. Archived from the original on 1 March 2026. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Sentinelle d'Abyssinie - Macronyx flavicollis - Abyssinian Longclaw". Oiseaux. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d "Abyssinian Longclaw Macronyx Flavicollis Species Factsheet". BirdLife DataZone. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2026.

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