Wildlifeof Nepal
Lesser Shortwing
Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers
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Brachypteryx leucophris
Basic stats
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Range
South-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas (the source lists it among the birds of the Eastern Himalaya)
The lesser shortwing, Brachypteryx leucophris, is a chat first described by Temminck in 1828 and now placed in the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It lives in moist montane forest in South-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas (Wikipedia, general species account).
The source does not mention Nepal in its text, although a category tag lists it among the birds of the Eastern Himalaya, and gives no size, appearance, diet or breeding detail (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Lesser Shortwing live in?
- Subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
- Where is the Lesser Shortwing found?
- South-eastern Asia, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas (the source lists it among the birds of the Eastern Himalaya)