
The Cape longclaw or orange-throated longclaw (Macronyx capensis) is a passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which comprises the longclaws, pipits and wagtails.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,817 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Cape Longclaw is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,817 records, iNaturalist
10+ resultaten in KwaZulu-Natal
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Cape Longclaw: door gastheren waargenomen in of bij Phinda Private Game Reserve.
Begeleide ritten vanuit een lodge
Een gids die weet waar te kijken, met offroad- en nachtritten in de privéreservaten.
Waar gastheren de soort waarnemen
Soort
Macronyx capensis
Waarnemingen
1 817
iNaturalist-waarnemingen
Elke boeking op Spekboom steunt natuurbehoud.
Een waarneming betekent dat een gastheer de Cape Longclaw op of bij het terrein heeft gezien. Een waarneming is nooit gegarandeerd.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Longclaw at stays in or beside Phinda Private Game Reserve. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Cape Longclaw is most recorded in Western Cape (31% of records), Gauteng (27% of records), Eastern Cape (14% of records), based on 1 817 iNaturalist observations. 10 places to stay on Spekboom in KwaZulu-Natal have recorded the Cape Longclaw on site or nearby.
The Cape Longclaw is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Phinda Private Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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.