Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Motacillidae
Genus: Macronyx
Species: Macronyx fuellebornii
Subspecies: M. f. ascensi - M. f. fuellebornii
Name
Macronyx fuellebornii (Reichenow, 1900)
References
Ornithologische Monatsberichte 8 p. 39
Vernacular names
English: Fuelleborn's Longclaw
Fülleborn's longclaw (Macronyx fuelleborni) or Fuelleborn's longclaw, is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in damp grassy habitats in south-central Africa.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies of Fülleborn's longclaw are recognised:[2]
Macronyx fuellebornii ascensi Salvadori, 1907: which is found in Angola, the central and southern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Zambia west of the valley of the Luangwa River and, rarely, in extreme northern Namibia.
M. f. fuelleborni Reichenow, 1900 :restricted to south-western Tanzania.
Description
Fülleborn's longclaw is similar to the yellow-throated longclaw but it is slightly smaller, stockier and lacks the streaking on the breast. It has a yellow throat surrounded by a black band when adult and the yellow on the throat is duller in juveniles which also do not have the surrounding black band and have some indistinct streaks on the breast, but this is much less in extend than in related species.[3]
Distribution
Fülleborn's longclaw is found in western central Africa from south western Tanzania to Angola and the extreme north of Namibia, where it is a vagrant.[2]
Habitat and ecology
Fülleborn's longclaw is found in wet gassy areas, frequently in the vicinity of water and normally above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in altitude.[3] It is largely insectivorous and feeds on mainly on grasshoppers and beetles as well as termites and spiders.[2] It nests on the ground during the rainy season.[2]
Conservation
Fülleborn's longclaw has a wide distribution and large population so Birdlife International and the IUCN classify it as Least Concern.[4]
Etymology
The specific name and the common name of this bird commemorate the German military physician and parasitologist Friedrich Fülleborn (1866-1933).[5]
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Macronyx fuelleborni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718409A94579264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718409A94579264.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
"Fülleborn's Longclaw (Macronyx fuelleborni)". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
Ian Sinclair; Peter Ryan (2003). A comprehensive illustrated Field Guide to the Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Struik. p. 366. ISBN 978-1868728572.
"Fülleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni". Birdlife International. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
Sibylle Johnson. "Fülleborn's or Fuelleborn's Longclaw". Beauty of Birds. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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