Grimwood's longclaw

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Grimwood's longclaw
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Macronyx
Species:
M. grimwoodi
Binomial name
Macronyx grimwoodi
Benson, 1955

Grimwood's longclaw (Macronyx grimwoodi) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Macronyx grimwoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T22718432A177645392. Retrieved 24 July 2022.