| Pangani longclaw | |
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| Specimen at Nairobi National Museum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Macronyx |
| Species: | M. aurantiigula
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| Binomial name | |
| Macronyx aurantiigula Reichenow, 1891
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The Pangani longclaw (Macronyx aurantiigula) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae, which includes the pipits and wagtails. It is found in Tanzania, Kenya and Somalia. The bird's natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Originally described by German ornithologist Anton Reichenow in 1891, the Pangani longclaw is a member of the longclaw genus Macronyx. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words μακρός/makros "long", and ονυξ/onyx "claw" or "talons".[2] The species name is derived from the Latin words aurantium "orange", and gŭla "throat" or "gullet"[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Macronyx aurantiigula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718428A94580095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718428A94580095.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert (1980) [1871]. A Greek-English Lexicon (abridged ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 423, 491. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
- ^ Simpson DP (1979). Cassell's Latin Dictionary (5th ed.). London: Cassell Ltd. p. 269. ISBN 0-304-52257-0.