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[[File:BrachypteryxErythrogynaKeulemans.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Illustration of the white-browed shortwing by J. G. Keulemans 1842-1912]] |
[[File:BrachypteryxErythrogynaKeulemans.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Illustration of the white-browed shortwing by J. G. Keulemans 1842-1912]] |
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It is found in [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], the [[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s. |
It is found in [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], the [[Philippines]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]]. Its natural [[habitat]] is subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.White-browed Shortwing is a shy skulker, preferring to be on or near the ground, in the depths of dark vegetation, where it feeds on small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants. The nest consists of moss and grass stems, placed in a dense shrub.<ref>http://www.birdingintaiwan.com/white-browedshortwing.htm</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 15:52, 17 November 2015
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| Male white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) in Thailand. | |
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| Species: | B. montana
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| Brachypteryx montana Horsfield, 1822
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The white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) is a species of chat. This species is now classified in the family Muscicapidae.
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.White-browed Shortwing is a shy skulker, preferring to be on or near the ground, in the depths of dark vegetation, where it feeds on small insects, larvae, berries, seeds, sprouts and new buds of plants. The nest consists of moss and grass stems, placed in a dense shrub.[2]
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