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title: "Orange-throated Longclaw"
description: "Macronyx capensis — Vogels. The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/orange-throated-longclaw
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orange-throated Longclaw

> Macronyx capensis — Vogels. The Cape longclaw or  orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family  Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails.

- Scientific name: *Macronyx capensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 1946
- Wikidata: [Q283406](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q283406)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14098](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14098)

## Names

- en: Orange-throated Longclaw
- de: Kappieper
- es: Bisbita de El Cabo
- fr: Sentinelle du Cap
- pt: Unha-longa-de-garganta-laranja
- pl: Szponnik rudobrewy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1869), SZ (15), ZW (9)

## Summary

The Cape longclaw or  orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family  Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails. It occurs in Southern Africa in Zimbabwe and southern and eastern South Africa. This species is found in coastal and mountain grassland, often near water.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Klaus Wehrlin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29184465

## Machine access

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