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LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates
ForestDomed nestSmall · 18 g
ForestDomed nestSmall · 18 g
When to see the Philippine Shortwing
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Philippine Shortwing
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Philippine Shortwing
The Philippine shortwing is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to the Philippines where it favours montane forest. It was once conspecific with the White-browed Shortwing.
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Easily confused with
Bornean ShortwingBrachypteryx erythrogynaThe Bornean shortwing is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraThe rusty-bellied shortwing is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
Sumatran ShortwingBrachypteryx saturataThe Sumatran shortwing is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.
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