Rosy-throated_longclaw
Rosy-throated longclaw
Species of bird
The rosy-throated longclaw, also known as the rosy-breasted longclaw (Macronyx ameliae) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.[1]
The Marquis Léonce de Tarragon described the species in 1845, its specific name honouring either his wife or mother who were both named Amélie.[2] Richard Bowdler Sharpe named this species M. wintoni in 1891 after William Edward de Winton.[3] Common names include rosy-throated longclaw,[4] pink-throated longclaw and rosy-breasted longclaw.[5]
Three subspecies are recognized: M. ameliae ameliae from Mozambique, Eswatini and eastern South Africa, M. ameliae wintoni from southwestern Kenya and northern Tanzania, and M. ameliae altanus from Botswana, Angola, Malawi, southwestern Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Zambia.[6]