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LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates
ForestSmall · 18 g
ForestSmall · 18 g
When to see the Taiwan Shortwing
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Taiwan Shortwing
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Taiwan Shortwing
The Taiwan shortwing is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.
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Easily confused with
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.
Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisThe lesser shortwing is a species of chat.
Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaThe Philippine shortwing is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.
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