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WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Lesser Shortwing belongs to Muscicapidae, within the order Passeriformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Lesser Shortwing · Brachypteryx leucophris
Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name
Brachypteryx leucophris
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Muscicapidae
Conservation record
LC · Least Concern
Habitat in source
Forest
Reported mass
15.8 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.

Distribution record

东洋界、澳大拉西亚:山地:印度西北部经中国东部和越南、马来半岛、苏门答腊、爪哇和巴厘,以及龙目至帝汶和韦塔(小巽他群岛西部至东部)

Original Chinese range description retained from the source catalog.

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Wikipedia article or species search ↗ · Catalog sources & illustration credits

Illustration source:huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0 · Nick Volpe · Reference record ↗

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