- Macronyx grimwoodi
Identification
19·5–21 cm (7¾-8¼ in)
Male
- Cinnamon supercilium and malar area
- Black lores and moustachial streak
- Yellowish-brown ear-coverts
Distribution
Western Africa: found from eastern Angola to south-western Zaire and extreme north-western Zambia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Wet short grass on plains, river valleys and drainage ditches.
Behaviour
Diet
Theire is little information available; they probably eat small insects such as beetles, caterpillars and grasshoppers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grimwood's Longclaw. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grimwood%27s_Longclaw
