Wildlifeof India
Lesser Shortwing
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Brachypteryx leucophris
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
South-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas
The lesser shortwing is a species of chat now classified in the family Muscicapidae, found in south-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas, in subtropical or tropical moist montane forest (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information, and it does not name India. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident and altitudinal migrant forest bird that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 64,200 km² and insufficient data on trends, so its Indian range should be checked (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Lesser Shortwing eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Lesser Shortwing live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Lesser Shortwing found?
- South-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas