Sumatran Shortwing
Brachypteryx saturataSalvadori, AT, 1879
English (US) Sumatran Shortwing
The Sumatran Shortwing (Brachypteryx saturata) 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: mountains of SumatraRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Brachypteryx saturata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sumatran Shortwing
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1879
- Type locality
- Padang Highlands, Sumatra.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 13 p.225
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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