Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)

Other Names (World)
Rusty-bellied Shortwing, Rusty-breasted Shortwing

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Jerdon & Blyth, 1861

Habitat
During the breeding season in dense undergrowth and Arundinaria ("ringal") bamboo in broad-leaved evergreen forest. During winter (non-breeding season), dense reeds, thick secondary scrub, forest undergrowth and well-vegetated gulleys. From 1,800 - 3,000 m in breeding season and 450 - 2,950 m in non-breeding season.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland) (B), India (B), Myanmar.

Eastern Himalayas in West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and adjacent extreme northern Myanmar and southern China (north-western Yunnan).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Forest loss and degradation due to logging, smaller-scale cutting for fuelwood, clearance for tea plantations, shifting agriculture and livestock-grazing of forest understorey are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is high-speed, slurred warble which ends abruptly and is introduced by spaced 'tu-tiu' or 'wi-tu'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) [XC453297]
by Paul Holt from Chukha, Bhutan (song)

Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) [XC453298]
by Chubzang, bhutanbirdingtours.com from Chukha, Bhutan (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Female Lesser Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) which is paler above and lacks pale rufous-orange on underparts.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rusty-bellied Shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) - 9 files

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