Chinese Shortwing
Brachypteryx sinensisRickett, CB, 1897
English (US) Chinese Shortwing
The Chinese Shortwing (Brachypteryx sinensis) 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: southeastern China (southern Shaanxi southward to Guizhou and Guangxi, eastward to Jiangxi and northwestern Fujian)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Brachypteryx sinensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chinese Shortwing
- Described by
- Rickett, CB, 1897
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Rickett, CB, 1897
- Type locality
- Kuatun, northwest Fukien.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 6 p.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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