White-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx major)

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
14 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Jerdon, 1844)

Habitat
Moist undergrowth and leaf-litter of montane evergreen forest. From 900 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

India (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 6449 (2013).

Status NR
Forest loss and fragmentation through clearing is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is high-pitched 'tsee-du tse-tsee-du-du-du'. Call is a scolding rattle and a thin, whistled 'hweeep'.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Brachypteryx major (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been moved into the genus Myiomela and split into Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major) and White-bellied Blue Robin (Myiomela albiventris) following Rasmussen and Anderton (2005).

Similar Species
White-bellied Blue Robin (Myiomela albiventris) has dark slaty-blue flanks and white undertail coverts with white supercilium.

References
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