Lesser shortwing

Short description: Species of bird

Lesser shortwing

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
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

1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Brachypteryx leucophris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22708982A94187747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22708982A94187747.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22708982/94187747. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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