The Bornean shortwing (''Brachypteryx erythrogyna'') is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher

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Muscicapidae The Old World flycatchers are a large family, the Muscicapidae, of small passerine birds restricted to the Old World (Europe, Africa and Asia), with the exception of several vagrants and two species, bluethroat (''Luscinia svecica'') and north ...

. It is endemic to

Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...

where it favours montane forest. This species was formerly considered as a

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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