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Brachypteryx
''Brachypteryx'' is a genus of passerine birds in the family Muscicapidae containing ten species known as shortwings, that occurs in southeast Asia. Shortwings are small birds with long legs, finely pointed bills, short tails and short rounded wings. They are shy elusive ground-dwellers that generally prefer the cover of dense undergrowth. The genus ''Brachypteryx'' was introduced by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821. The word comes from the classical Greek ''brakhus'' mean "short" and ''pterux'' meaning "wing". The genus was previously placed in the thrush family Turdidae but in 2010 two separate molecular phylogenetic studies found that species in the genus were more closely related to members of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. The genus contains the following ten species: Whilst the Javan and rusty-bellied shortwings show strong sexual plumage dimorphism, the lesser shortwing is sexually monomorphic. Three other species were formerly placed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-browed Shortwing
The Javan shortwing (''Brachypteryx montana'') (formerly the white-browed shortwing) is a species of bird that is placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Java where it favours montane forests. Taxonomy The Javan shortwing was formally described in 1821 by the America naturalist Thomas Horsfield. He coined the present binomial name ''Brachypteryx montana''. This species was formerly named the white-browed shortwing and included many subspecies. It was split into five separate species based on the deep genetic difference between the populations coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization. The new species are the Philippine shortwing (''Brachypteryx poliogyna''), the Bornean shortwing (''Brachypteryx erythrogyna''), the Sumatran shortwing (''Brachypteryx saturata'') and the Flores shortwing (''Brachypteryx floris''). The white-browed shortwing with its much reduced range was renamed the Javan shortwing. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilgiri Shortwing
The Nilgiri blue robin (''Sholicola major''), also known as Nilgiri shortwing, white-bellied shortwing, Nilgiri sholakili or rufous-bellied shortwing is a species of passerine bird in the family Muscicapidae endemic to the Shola forests of the higher hills of southern India, mainly north of the Palghat Gap. This small bird is found on the forest floor and undergrowth of dense forest patches sheltered in the valleys of montane grassland, a restricted and threatened habitat. The white-bellied blue robin was formerly considered conspecific with this species but in 2005 the two taxa were split by Pamela C. Rasmussen, a treatment that is followed by some authorities. Their genus remained uncertain until a 2017 molecular phylogenetic study found that these two south Indian species formed a sister group to a clade containing the genera '' Eumyias'', ''Niltava'' and ''Cyornis''. A new genus ''Sholicola'' was therefore erected for these two species. Description This chat-like bird is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flores Shortwing
The Flores shortwing (''Brachypteryx floris'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands where it favours montane forest. This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing (''Brachypteryx montana''). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species based on the deep genetic difference between the populations coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization. The Flores shortwing is monotypic: no subspecies In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ... are recognised. References Flores shortwing Birds of Flores Birds described in 1897 {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumatran Shortwing
The Sumatran shortwing (''Brachypteryx saturata'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia where it favours montane forest. This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing The Javan shortwing (''Brachypteryx montana'') (formerly the white-browed shortwing) is a species of bird that is placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Java where it favours montane forests. Taxo ... (''Brachypteryx montana''). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species based on the deep genetic difference between the populations coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization. References Sumatran shortwing Endemic birds of Sumatra Birds described in 1879 {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bornean Shortwing
The Bornean shortwing (''Brachypteryx erythrogyna'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Borneo where it favours montane forest. This species was formerly considered as a subspecies of the white-browed shortwing, now the Javan shortwing The Javan shortwing (''Brachypteryx montana'') (formerly the white-browed shortwing) is a species of bird that is placed in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the island of Java where it favours montane forests. Taxo ... (''Brachypteryx montana''). The white-browed shortwing was split into five separate species based on the deep genetic difference between the populations coupled with the significant differences in plumage and vocalization. References Bornean shortwing Endemic birds of Borneo Birds described in 1888 {{Muscicapidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rusty-bellied Shortwing
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 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological ....See BirdLife International (2007a,b). References * BirdLife International (2007a): 2006-2007 Red List status changes]. Retrieved 2007-AUG-26. * BirdLife International (2007b)Rusty-bellied Shortwing - BirdLife Species Factsheet Retr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
