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 Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

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

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

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. ...

(''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.

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Sumatran shortwing Birds described in 1879 {{Muscicapidae-stub