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Lesser shortwing

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Short description: Species of bird

Lesser shortwing
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Brachypteryx
Species:
B. leucophris
Binomial name
Brachypteryx leucophris
(Temminck, 1828)

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.

Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris carolinae)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q73854 entry





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