Rusty-bellied shortwing
| Rusty-bellied shortwing | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Brachypteryx |
| Species: | B. hyperythra
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachypteryx hyperythra | |
The rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Yunnan, Northeast India and far northern Myanmar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is affected by habitat loss. Having turned out to be more common than previously believed, it is downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in the 2007 IUCN Red List.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Brachypteryx hyperythra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ See BirdLife International (2007a,b).
- BirdLife International (2007a): [ 2006-2007 Red List status changes ]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26.
- BirdLife International (2007b): Rusty-bellied Shortwing - BirdLife Species Factsheet. Retrieved 2007-AUG-28.
Further reading
- Acharya, B.K.; Vijayan, L. (2007). "Range extension of Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra in Sikkim, India" (PDF). BirdingASIA. 7: 50–51.
- Clement, Peter (2016). "Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra". Robins and Chats. Helm Identification Guides. London: Bloomsbury. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-1-4081-5596-7.
- Mauro, I.; Vercruysse, E. (2000). "Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra at Lava, Darjeeling, India in April and June 1996" (PDF). Forktail. 16: 176–178.
External links
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