Abyssinian Longclaw
Macronyx flavicollis Rüppell, 1840
Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
Abyssinian Longclaw, Macronyx flavicollis, is a bird of the Motacillidae family that breeds in montane western and central Ethiopia. It is confined to Ethiopia and is a grassland species of the Ethiopian Highlands, especially in wet grasslands at high altitude. The bird is marked by a saffron neck and eyebrow, with a dark band around the base of the neck that may appear as spots. Its back is brown to black, and white tail markings show only in flight. It is similar to the Yellow-throated Longclaw.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
- Breeding range
- Africa: montane w, c Ethiopia
