Himalayan Shortwing
Brachypteryx cruralis(Blyth, E, 1843)
English (US) Himalayan Shortwing
The Himalayan Shortwing (Brachypteryx cruralis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Muscicapidae (Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: breeds eastern Himalayas to northern Myanmar and western China; winters to northern IndochinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Brachypteryx cruralis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Himalayan Shortwing
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Calliope ? cruralis
- Described by
- (Blyth, E, 1843)
- Type locality
- Darjeeling.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 12, pt.2, no.143 p.933 (p.929, list)
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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