Lesser shortwing
Appearance
Lesser shortwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Muscicapidae |
Genus: | Brachypteryx |
Species: | B. leucophris
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Binomial name | |
Brachypteryx leucophris (Temminck, 1828)
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The lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Brachypteryx leucophris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22708982A94187747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708982A94187747.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.