| Sharpe's longclaw | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| Genus: | Macronyx |
| Species: | M. sharpei
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| Binomial name | |
| Macronyx sharpei Jackson, 1904
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Sharpe's longclaw (Macronyx sharpei) is a passerine bird in the longclaw family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and wagtails. It is endemic to Kenya.
It is 16–17 cm long, with upperparts heavily marked with buff and rufous streaks, yellow underparts, and white outertail feathers in flight.
This bird is endangered, with an estimated population of less than 20,000. Its grassland habitat is being replaced by cultivation and woodlots.
The common name and Latin binomial name commemorate the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Macronyx sharpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718436A94580467. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718436A94580467.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.