Philippine Shortwing
Brachypteryx poliogynaOgilvie-Grant, WR, 1895
English (US) Philippine Shortwing
The Philippine Shortwing (Brachypteryx poliogyna) 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.
- Scientific name
- Brachypteryx poliogyna
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Philippine Shortwing
- Described by
- Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1895
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Brachypteryx poliogyna sillimani
- Brachypteryx poliogyna poliogyna
- Brachypteryx poliogyna andersoni
- Brachypteryx poliogyna mindorensis
- Brachypteryx poliogyna brunneiceps
- Brachypteryx poliogyna malindangensis
- Brachypteryx poliogyna mindanensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Ogilvie-Grant, WR, 1895
- Type locality
- mountains of Lepanto, northern Luzon.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 4 p.40
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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