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[[Image:Rosy-throated_Longclaw.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by PEC]] | [[Image:Rosy-throated_Longclaw.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by PEC]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
20 cm. Olive and brown head, black bill, a scarlet throat, brown legs and a brown back. The eyes are brown. | 20 cm. Olive and brown head, black bill, a scarlet throat, brown legs and a brown back. The eyes are brown. | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 12 August 2008
Alternative names: Pink-throated Longclaw, Rosy-breasted Longclaw
- Macronyx ameliae
Identification
20 cm. Olive and brown head, black bill, a scarlet throat, brown legs and a brown back. The eyes are brown.
Distribution
Africa: From Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo south to South Africa.
Taxonomy
Macronyx ameliae has three subspecies: M. a. ameliae, M. a. altanus, and M. a. wintoni.
Habitat
Wet or flooded lowland grassland, close to water.
Behaviour
Diet includes butterflies, bees, wasps, locusts and ants. These invertebrates are usually hawked aerially, killed and then eaten.
The nest is built on the ground with figs, straw and leaves, placed under a bush to protect the young from predators. 2 to 3 brown eggs are laid.
References
Lepage D. 2007. Avibase. Search for "Macronyx ameliae" downloaded 13 November 2007.
