---
title: "Yellow-throated Longclaw"
description: "Macronyx croceus — Uccelli. The yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/yellow-throated-longclaw
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-throated Longclaw

> Macronyx croceus — Uccelli. The yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

- Scientific name: *Macronyx croceus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2029
- Wikidata: [Q902416](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q902416)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14104)

## Names

- en: Yellow-throated Longclaw
- de: Gelbkehlpieper
- es: Bisbita gorjigualdo
- fr: Sentinelle à gorge jaune
- pt: Unha-longa-amarelo
- pl: Szponnik żółtogardły

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (988), KE (340), UG (202), TZ (124), MZ (36), MW (31), RW (28), ZW (26), SZ (22), GN (16), CG (14), GH (14)

## Summary

The yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-throated_longclaw

## Photo

![Yellow-throated Longclaw](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-throated-longclaw/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51729448

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-throated-longclaw?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).