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Himalayan Shortwing
nhattanla

Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis)

White-browed Shortwing Brachypterys montana is being split into B. montana, B. cruralis, B. sinensis, B. goodfellowi, B. poliogyna, B erythrogyna, B. saturata and B. floris, following the application of criteria set out by Tobias et al. (2010).
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Location
Fansipan, Lao Cai, VietNam
Date taken
May 22nd ,2017
Scientific name
Brachypteryx cruralis
Equipment used
nikon d4
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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A lovely find for you Nhat. Many thanks for sharing this picture with us my friend.

I have now set up the redirect to Opus from your image. This species has not yet been split by enough authorities for us to split them as yet.
 
nhattanla
Handbook of Birds of the World/Birdlife International - Passerine Taxonomy
Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis (Javan Shortwing, split from White-browed)
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Please update @Delia Todd :)
 

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