Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Yellow-throated Longclaw
The Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Motacillidae (Wagtails and Pipits) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Macronyx croceus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Macronyx croceus croceus
- Macronyx croceus tertius
- Macronyx croceus vulturnus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alauda crocea
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- Java (error) = Senegal (apud Swainson).
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 1 p.365
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Upland Pipit
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