Lesser Shortwing

Brachypteryx leucophris

Least Concern

The Lesser Shortwing is a forest Old World flycatcher of Old World woodland, forest edge, scrub, mountain streams, and open rocky country. 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

Lesser Shortwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in Old World woodland, forest edge, scrub, mountain streams, and open rocky country

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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