Taiwan Shortwing

Brachypteryx goodfellowi

Least Concern

The Taiwan Shortwing is a forest Old World flycatcher of Taiwan's mountain forests. 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

Taiwan Shortwing Range — Resident or seasonal range in Taiwan's mountain forests

Population

≈ Unknown

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