- Brachypteryx montana
Identification
13cm
Male
- Dark olive brown upperparts, wings and tail
- Paler underparts
- Rusty-brown throat, breast and flanks
- Grey belly
- Black bill
- Brown legs
- Short white supercilium
Females and juveniles
- Dull brown
- White belly
- Rufous wings and tail
- Weaker supercilium
Distribution
Asia: found in Mountains of Java.
Taxonomy
Philippine Shortwing, Bornean Shortwing, Sumatran Shortwing, Javan Shortwing and Flores Shortwing were formerly lumped together under the name of White-browed Shortwing.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mountain areas, broadleaf and mixed forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and buds.
Breeding
The moss and grass nest is placed in dense shrubs.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Javan Shortwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Javan_Shortwing
External Links
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