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Cape Longclaw

Macronyx capensis (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails. It occurs in Southern Africa in Zimbabwe and southern and eastern South Africa. This species is found in coastal and mountain grassland, often near water. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Motacillidae
Genus:
   Macronyx
Scientific:
  Macronyx capensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Alauda capensis

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/292/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CA742F9D181C4F88

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CA742F9D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CA742F9D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560924

Geographic range:

  • Macronyx capensis capensis: coastal belt of southwestern and southern South Africa
  • Macronyx capensis colletti: southeastern Botswana to eastern South Africa, Eswatini, and Lesotho
  • Macronyx capensis stabilior: Zimbabwe (central plateau to Inyanga Mountains) and adjacent Mozambique
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Cape Longclaw
Catalan:
piula d'esperons del Cap
Czech:
linduškovec kapský
Danish:
Kapsporepiber
German:
Kappieper
Spanish:
Bisbita de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Bisbita de El Cabo
Finnish:
tulikurkkuvästäräkki
French:
Sentinelle du Cap
Croatian:
narančastogrla trepteljka
Hungarian:
nagy sarkantyúspityer
Icelandic:
Stapatittlingur
Italian:
Unghialunga del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
akanodotsumenagatahibari
Japanese:
アカノドツメナガタヒバリ
Lithuanian:
Kapinis varnėninis kalviukas
Dutch:
Kaapse Langklauw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Eldpiplerke
Norwegian:
Ildpiplerke
Polish:
szponnik rudobrewy
Portuguese:
Unha-longa-de-garganta-laranja
Portuguese (Portugal):
sentinela-do-cabo
Russian:
Капский шпорник
Slovak:
ľabtuška oranžová
Serbian:
Kapska kandžašica
Swedish:
orangestrupig sporrpiplärka
Ukrainian:
Пікулик рудогорлий
Chinese:
橙喉长爪鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional):
橙喉長爪鶺鴒

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Sentinelle du Cap ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Sentinelle du Cap ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Orange-throated Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Orange-throated Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Macronyx capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Macronyx capensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Macronyx capensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Cape Longclaw ( Macronyx capensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Macronyx capensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Macronyx capensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Oranjekeelkalkoentjie
Catalan: piula d'esperons del Cap
Czech: Konipas jihoafrický, linduškovec kapský
Danish: Kapsporepiber, Orangebrystet Sporepiber
German: Großspornpieper, Großsporn-Pieper, Kapgroßsporn, Kappieper
English: Cape Longclaw, Orangethroated Longclaw, Orange-throated Longclaw
English, HBW: Cape Longclaw
English (IOC): Cape Longclaw
English (United States): Orange-throated Longclaw
English (South Africa): Cape Longclaw
Esperanto: Kablanda makronikso
Spanish: Bisbita de El Cabo, Bisbita del Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Bisbita de El Cabo, Bisbita del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Orange-throated Longclaw
Estonian: tulikurk-kaeluskiur
Finnish: Tulikurkkuvästäräkki
French: L'Alouette Sentinelle, Sentinelle du Cap
Croatian: narančastogrla trepteljka
Hungarian: nagy sarkantyúspityer
Icelandic: Stapatittlingur
Italian: Unghialunga del Capo, Zampagrossa del Capo
Japanese (romaji): akanodotsumenagatahibari
Japanese: アカノドツメナガタヒバリ
Scientific: Alauda capensis, Macronyx capensis, Macronyx capensis capensis
Lithuanian: Kapinis varnėninis kalviukas
Dutch: Kaapse Langklauw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Eldpiplerke
Norwegian: Ildpiplerke
Polish: Szponiatka rudobrewa, szponnik rudobrewy
Portuguese: Unha-longa-de-garganta-laranja
Portuguese (Portugal): sentinela-do-cabo
Russian: Капская трясогузка, Капский длинношпорцевый конёк, Капский скворцовый конёк, Капский шпорник
Slovak: ľabtuška oranžová, pazúrnatka oranžová
Serbian: Kapska kandžašica
Sotho, Southern: Lethoele
Swedish: Orangestrupig sporrpiplärka
Turkish: Kap incirkuşu, Kap İncirkuşu
Tsonga: Holiyo
Ukrainian: Пікулик рудогорлий
Xhosa: Inqilo
Chinese: 橙喉长爪鹡鸰
Chinese (Traditional): 橙喉長爪鶺鴒
Zulu: iNqomfi

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