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Taiwan Shortwing

Brachypteryx goodfellowi

Least ConcernRareEndemicInvertebratesForestSmall · 18 g
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 1
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 2
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 3
Photo: Henrik Grønvold · Public domain
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 4
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 5
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 6
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 7
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 8
Photo: Jerome Ko · CC BY 4.0
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 9
Photo: (c) Jerome Ko, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Taiwan Shortwing (Brachypteryx goodfellowi), photo 10
Photo: (c) Jerome Ko, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Taiwan Shortwing

The Taiwan shortwing is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
Taiwan

When to see it

Peak activity in May · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Javan Shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) 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 Shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris) Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisThe lesser shortwing is a species of chat. Philippine Shortwing (Brachypteryx poliogyna) Philippine ShortwingBrachypteryx poliogynaThe Philippine shortwing is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.

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