Gould's Shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)

Other Names (World)
Gould's Shortwing, Chestnut Shortwing

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
13 - 13.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1868)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,500 - 4,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Vietnam (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Gould's Shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus) [XC156838]
by Edward Vercruysse from Mishmi, above Hunli (3), Arunachal Pradesh, India (call)

Gould's Shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus) [XC619421]
by id from Sindhupalchok (near Ghyangphedi), Bagmati, Central Development Region, Nepal (song)

Subspecies
Commonly placed in genus Brachypteryx, but herein considered sufficiently distinctive in plumage and vocalizations to warrant reinstatement in its own monotypic genus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

stellatus (Gould, 1868) - Central and eastern Himalayas east to north-eastern Myanmar and southern China (south-eastern Xizang, Yunnan).
fuscus (Delacour and Jabouille, 1930) - Mountains of northern Vietnam (north-western Tonkin).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Goulds Shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus) - 10 files

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