Lesser Shortwing
Sun Jiao · CC_BY_4_0 via GBIF
Lesser Shortwing
Justin Philbois · CC0_1_0 via GBIF
Lesser Shortwing
Justin Philbois · CC0_1_0 via GBIF

Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

白喉短翅鸫

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Distribution & Habitat

Found in south-eastern Asia, including Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Genus
Brachypteryx
eBird Code
lessho1

Subspecies (5)

  • Brachypteryx leucophris carolinae

    southern China to northern Thailand and northern Indochina

  • Brachypteryx leucophris langbianensis

    mountains of southern Laos and southern Vietnam

  • Brachypteryx leucophris leucophris

    mountains of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Alor,and Timor

  • Brachypteryx leucophris nipalensis

    Himalayas of northern India to southwestern China (Yunnan) and Myanmar

  • Brachypteryx leucophris wrayi

    mountains of Thai-Malay Peninsula

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.