Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Motacillidae > Macronyx > Macronyx fuelleborniMacronyx fuelleborni (Fülleborn's Longclaw)Synonyms: Macronyx fuellebornii The Fülleborn's longclaw (Macronyx fuellebornii), also spelled Fuelleborn's longclaw is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. The name of this bird commemorates the German physician Friedrich Fülleborn. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 6.65517 EDGE Score: 2.03538 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 55 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 3.8 grams |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates) | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 100 % | | Forages - Understory [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 80 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 2 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
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Albertine Rift montane forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Angolan Miombo woodlands |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Angolan Mopane woodlands |
Angola, Namibia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Gabon, Congo, Democratic Rep of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands |
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests |
Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Zambezian flooded grasslands |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Bangweulu swamps |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Bicuari National Park |
Angola |
A3 |
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Caconda |
Angola |
A3 |
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Cameia National Park |
Angola |
A3 |
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Chimfunshi |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Chisamba |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Chitunta plain |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Cutato |
Angola |
A3 |
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Hillwood |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Jimbe drainage |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Kafue flats |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i, A4iii |
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Kafue National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Kalungwishi |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Kasanka National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Lago Carumbo |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Lavushi Manda National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Liuwa Plain National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Luando Strict Nature Reserve |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Marungu highlands |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A3 |
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Minyanya Plain |
Zambia |
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Mombolo (Missão da Namba) |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Moco |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nkanga river conservation area |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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North Swaka |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Saisi river |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Shiwa Ng'andu |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Tundavala |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ufipa plateau |
Tanzania |
A2, A3 |
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Umalila Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Uningi Pans |
Zambia |
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Upemba National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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