Yellow-throated longclaw
The yellow-throated longclaw is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
Taxonomy and systematics
Despite sharing no recent common ancestor, the yellow-throated longclaw and its sister species in Macronyx are very similar in both coloration and behavior to the meadowlarks of North America, an example of convergent evolution.Description
They have yellow underparts and a black "bib" on the upper chest.They may be distinguished from the closely related pangani longclaw by its yellow under tail-coverts, which the pangani lacks. The pangani also has an orange throat, whereas the yellow-throated does not.