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- Brachypteryx poliogyna
Identification
Distribution
Taxonomy
Philippine Shortwing, Bornean Shortwing, Sumatran Shortwing, Javan Shortwing and Flores Shortwing were formerly lumped together under the name of White-browed Shortwing.
Subspecies
Clements recognizes seven subspecies[1].
- B. m. poliogyna: Mountains of northern Luzon (northern Philippines)
- B. m. andersoni: Mountains of southern Luzon (northern Philippines)
- B. m. mindorensis: Highlands of Mindoro (Philippines)
- B. m. brunneiceps: Mountains of Negros (Philippines)
- B. m. mindanensis: Southern Philippines (Mount Apo and Mount Matutum on Mindanao)
- B. m. malindangensis: Southern Philippines (Mount Malindang region of north-western Mindanao)
- B. m. sillimani: Mountains of southern Palawan (southern Philippines)
Habitat
Behaviour
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Philippine Shortwing. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Philippine_Shortwing
External Links
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