Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers)  
Genus: Brachypteryx (10 species)


Himalayan Shortwing
Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) Male
Range: OR: c Himalayas and Myanmar to sc, s China, nw Thailand and n Indochina
Doi Inthanon, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Himalayan Shortwing
Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) Female
Range: OR: c Himalayas and Myanmar to sc, s China, nw Thailand and n Indochina
Chiang Mai, Thailand  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


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Bornean Shortwing (Brachypteryx erythrogyna)
Range: OR: montane n Borneo
 



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Flores Shortwing (Brachypteryx floris)
Range: OR: montane Flores (c Lesser Sundas)
 



Taiwan Shortwing
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi)
Range: OR: montane Taiwan
Taiwan  
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info


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Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) Near Threatened
Range: OR: e Himalayas, ne India
 



Lesser Shortwing
Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)
Range: OR, AU: montane nw India through e China and Vietnam, Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java and Bali, and Lombok to Timor and Wetar (w to e Lesser Sundas)
Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Malaysia  
 
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore)   © All Rights Reserved.

Lesser Shortwing
Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris carolinae)
Range: OR, AU: montane nw India through e China and Vietnam, Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java and Bali, and Lombok to Timor and Wetar (w to e Lesser Sundas)
Thailand  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


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Javan Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
Range: OR: montane Java
 



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Philippine Shortwing (Brachypteryx poliogyna)
Range: OR: Philippines
 



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Sumatran Shortwing (Brachypteryx saturata)
Range: OR: montane Sumatra
 



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Chinese Shortwing (Brachypteryx sinensis)
Range: OR: se China
 




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