Genus: Brachypteryx
Description
Shortwings.
Taxonomy
Brachypteryx is a genus in the Family Muscicapidae.
It was formerly placed in the family Turdidae, but genetic evidence showed it to belong to the Old World Flycatchers.
Gould's Shortwing is now placed in its own genus Heteroxenicus, two species from southwestern India are now placed in their own genus Sholicola.
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| B. hyperythra | Rusty-bellied Shortwing | ||
| B. leucophris | Lesser Shortwing | ||
| B. cruralis | Himalayan Shortwing | ||
| B. sinensis | Chinese Shortwing | ||
| B. goodfellowi | Taiwan Shortwing | ||
| B. poliogyna | Philippine Shortwing | ||
| B. erythrogyna | Bornean Shortwing | ||
| B. saturata | Sumatran Shortwing | ||
| B. montana | Javan Shortwing | ||
| B. floris | Flores Shortwing | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brachypteryx. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brachypteryx
Pages in category ‘Brachypteryx’
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