Philippine Shortwing

Brachypteryx poliogyna

Least Concern

The Philippine Shortwing is a forest Old World flycatcher of the Philippine islands. 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

Philippine Shortwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Philippine islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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