
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain
Brachypteryx montana
Diet
Small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants
Habitat
Montane forest; a shy skulker on or near the ground in dark vegetation; nest of moss and grass stems in a dense shrub
Range
Endemic to the island of Java
The Javan shortwing, formerly the white-browed shortwing, is a bird of the Old World flycatcher family endemic to the island of Java, where it favours montane forest. It is a shy skulker, preferring to be on or near the ground in the depths of dark vegetation, where it feeds on small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants, and the nest consists of moss and grass stems placed in a dense shrub (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is a single paragraph and does not describe any occurrence in India; the species is not in SoIB 2023, and the white-browed shortwing of the Himalaya is now treated as a different species, so its place on the Indian list should be checked (Wikipedia, general species account).