Chinese Shortwing

Brachypteryx sinensis

Least Concern

The Chinese Shortwing is a forest Old World flycatcher of China and adjacent East Asian mountains. It hunts insects from low branches and dense understory, often in humid hill forest, where males may use bright blue, rufous, black, or white plumage in quiet territorial displays.

Family

Muscicapidae

Group

Old World Flycatchers

Range

Chinese Shortwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in China and adjacent East Asian mountains

Population

≈ Unknown

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