Back Oranjekeelkalkoentjie Afrikaans كيب لونجكلو ARZ Macronyx capensis Bulgarian Piula d'esperons del Cap Catalan Macronyx capensis CEB Aderyn hirewin y Penrhyn Welsh Kablanda makronikso Esperanto Macronyx capensis Spanish Macronyx capensis Basque پنجهدراز گلونارنجی Persian
| Cape longclaw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Macronyx |
| Species: | M. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Macronyx capensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Alauda capensis Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails.[2] 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.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Macronyx capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718414A94579469. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718414A94579469.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Newman, Vanessa (2010). Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Pippa Parker. p. 328. ISBN 9781770078765.