Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Motacillidae .
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Examples
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Mystery bird: yellow-throated longclaw, Macronyx croceus
Mystery bird: African mourning dove, Streptopelia decipiens 2010
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The near threatened pallid harrier (Circus macrourus) and Abyssinian longclaw (Macronyx flavicollis) are found in both the Bale and Simien Mountains.
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Others, for example Hunter’s cisticola (Cisticola hunteri), Jackson’s francolin (Francolinus jacksoni), and Sharpe’s longclaw (Macronyx sharpei), occur in most (but not all) of the major mountains in this ecoregion.
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