Passeriformes / Muscicapidae / Brachypteryx
Lesser Shortwing
Brachypteryx leucophris · 白喉短翅鸫
IUCN: Least Concern Found in China
Introduction
A species of chat in the family Muscicapidae. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sundas.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java, and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Genus
- Brachypteryx
Subspecies (5)
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Brachypteryx leucophris carolinae
southern China to northern Thailand and northern Indochina
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.
