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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
ForestDomed nestSmall · 16 g
ForestDomed nestSmall · 16 g
When to see the Lesser Shortwing
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Lesser Shortwing
Regular range
The map shades 16 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Lesser Shortwing
The lesser shortwing is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.
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Easily confused with
Taiwan ShortwingBrachypteryx goodfellowiThe Taiwan shortwing is a species of chat.
Javan ShortwingBrachypteryx montanaThe Javan shortwing is a shy skulker, preferring to be on or near the ground, in the depths of dark vegetation, where it feeds on small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants.
Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaThe Philippine shortwing is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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