Species profile
White-browed Shortwing
Brachypteryx montana
Quick answer
Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are montane Java.
- Scientific name
- Brachypteryx montana
- Family
- Muscicapidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Brachypteryx
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording White-browed Shortwing in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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- African Grey Flycatcher (Bradornis microrhynchus)
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- Ala Shan Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)