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 LC    Himalayan Shortwing* Id (Atlas):
    Brachypteryx cruralis

Description (10)
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Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Blyth, 1843)

Range (Guide)
Central and eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, southern and south-central China (southern Sichuan south to south-eastern Xizang and north-western Yunnan), north-western Thailand and northern Indochina. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Javan Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

 
Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) [XC681792]
     by Ding Li Yong from Longcanggou, Yingjing, Sichuan, China (song)

 
Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) [XC796698]
     by Bram Piot from Phou Sam Soum, Xiangkhouang, Laos (alarm call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Javan Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana).


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) - 10 files


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