Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris
白喉短翅鸫
Distribution & Habitat
Found in south-eastern Asia, including Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Brachypteryx
- eBird Code
- lessho1
Subspecies (5)
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Brachypteryx leucophris carolinae
southern China to northern Thailand and northern Indochina
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Brachypteryx leucophris langbianensis
mountains of southern Laos and southern Vietnam
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Brachypteryx leucophris leucophris
mountains of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Alor,and Timor
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Brachypteryx leucophris nipalensis
Himalayas of northern India to southwestern China (Yunnan) and Myanmar
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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.