Sharpe's Longclaw

Macronyx sharpei Jackson, FJ, 1904

Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits

Sharpe's Longclaw, Macronyx sharpei, is a passerine of the Motacillidae family found in west and central Kenya, especially in the highlands. It lives in open grassland without trees, often where the grasses are short and tussocky. The bird was first described in 1904 by Jackson from material collected on the Mau Plateau. Its name honours Richard Bowdler Sharpe. It is closely tied to Kenyan uplands, including slopes and plateaus around the Rift Valley, and it breeds in the rainy seasons.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae — Wagtails, Pipits
Breeding range: Africa: w Kenya